Tributes have poured in for retired farmer Augustine (Gus) Dempsey from Cork who has been remembered as a gentleman who loved to chat following his sad passing
RIP: Augustine (Gus) Dempsey
Tributes have poured in for retired farmer Augustine (Gus) Dempsey from Cork who has been remembered as a gentleman who loved to chat.
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The man in his 70s was found unresponsive on a local road in Bandon in Cork and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The Coroner has been notified and the deceased has since been removed to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital. A post-mortem examination will be arranged and the outcome will determine the course of the Garda investigation, according to gardai.
Gus was from Horsehill, Ballinadee, Cork and Innishannon, Cork and died suddenly on July 19th 2025.
He was the beloved son of the late William and Hannah, and dear brother of Anthony, Eileen, Gretta, Patricia and the late John Joe and Donal.
He is sadly missed by his loving family, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, neighbours, relatives and his many friends.
Heartfelt messages have been left on RIP.ie, from those who knew and fondly remembered Gus, with one mourner writing,
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“Condolences to all of Gus’s Family on your sad loss. Whenever I’d meet Gus his bicycle was never far away. If I met him while I was walking in the same direction he’d dismount his bike and we’d walk together and chat – he loved to chat. He was full of knowledgeable facts. I’ll miss seeing you on the Quay road and bumping into you in Aldi Gus. May your gentle soul rest in peace”.
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Another message said, “Gus, you were a gentleman, who loved to ramble the roads on your bicycle. You were a kind, knowledgeable man. The last few months were hard on you, you needed a home, but little did we think that it’d be the Lord above who would give it to you. I do hope you have the most comfy bed up there – you deserve it. You were loved by all and will be remembered by all. Sleep well Gus. Condolences to all his family and all who mourn his passing. May his gentle soul now rest in eternal peace reunited with those gone before him. We will miss seeing you on the road and your great big wave. RIP Gus”.
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“We will remember Gus as a kind, warm and knowledgeable person. We will miss seeing him on the roads on his bike, and the chats we used have. May his gentle soul Rest in Peace,” another person said.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. In particular, they are seeking information regarding a male observed cycling on roads in the vicinity of Kildarra in the early hours of Saturday 19th July 2025.
Gus was featured in The Southern Star just days before he died where he said, “‘I’ve been farming all my life until I retired, I was born in the countryside and I want to stay living in the countryside. I would like to stay in this area, I’ve been here since 1993….I thank God I was out when the fire took but it has left me without anything. All the top floor went, there was smoke and water damage and everything downstairs was destroyed. It is gone.”RIP: ‘Loved by all’- Tributes paid to retired farmer (70s) found dead on road in CorkMore Story
