God be praised, it’s a miracle. Never miss an episode by subscribing here. Despite being a huge personality his wont was to dodge acts of self-promotion. In accordance with government directives, a Private Funeral Mass for Patsy will take place in St. Andrew's Church, Bagenalstown, on Monday morning at 11am, followed by burial afterwards in the cemetery of the Assumption. And her most memorable role, as Nursie in Blackadder II (1986), was so closely modelled on the R&J Nurse that writers Ben Elton and Richard Curtis should have paid Will royalties. She played Mrs Nubbles in the BBC’s adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop in 1979, and in the early 1990s appeared again with Tony Robinson (who had played Baldrick in Blackadder) in Maid Marian and her Merry Men. In character, Patsy Byrne revealed that the Queen’s nurse’s real name was Bernard, apparently an in-joke inspired by the Conservative politician Bernard Jenkin. His parents had little, but they had a reputation for being generous with the little they had. A son of Duagh in Co. Kerry, Patsy Byrne was laid to rest last Thursday after what was a remarkable life. BYRNE (née Myers), Patricia (Patsy) (Cabra West, Dublin 7) November 24th, 2019 (peacefully) in the loving care of the staff at Marymount Care Centre. They married three years later, by which time he had been posted to Finland. In business, Byrne was a visionary who began working life as a carpenter with Broderick’s in Co. Kerry before starting and finishing some of Britain’s major construction projects, from the job that made him in Chelsea Harbour in the 80s, to the Emirates Stadium, Wimbledon’s Number One court, Olympic Park and of course The Shard, among others. Photograph: BBC. A memorial Mass to celebrate Patsy's life will take place at a later date. Born in Ashford, Kent, where she had a grammar-school education, Byrne went on to study drama at Rose Bruford College. Developed by Square1, Watch: Heart-wrenching video shows 'cruel' moment funeral official stops son from comforting grieving mother, 'He gave his life and his health for Ireland' - John Hume laid to rest in Derry, John Hume funeral to take place on Wednesday with 'candle for John' remembrance service this evening, Jurgen Klopp pens emotional letter to Irish Liverpool fan after learning of brother's sad death, Halloween ideas: Fun things to do with the kids this year during the Covid-19 pandemic, WATCH: Dog wearing a face mask spotted in Dublin, Today marks 130 years since the birth of Michael Collins, Irish teenager previously injured in vicious acid attack wins US college soccer scholarship. Byrne was born in 1949 and was one of five children from humble beginnings. She could act up or down in age and social background: for the RSC she was the posh nitwit Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard, and in Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle she was the hard, fierce, peasant Grusha, to whom the audience was not meant to be predisposed.