The death occurred on August 25, 2015, of Delia Bridget Cobham, formerly McLoughlin.

Delia, a daughter of Rose and Peter McLoughlin, was born on May 4, 1925, in the village of Glenfarne in Co. Leitrim. One of six sisters and three brothers, Delia moved to England after WWII and found work in Lancashire’s cotton mills. Always ambitious, she moved to Nottingham in the mid 50s where she secured various roles at Jessops department store. It was here in the late 50s that she met and married Ivor Malcolm Cobham from Essex in 1961, aged 36. Her first and only child, a boy called Philip, came along two years later in 1963.

Her Cambridge educated husband’s management career took off in the late 1960s, which saw the small family move for short periods to Belgium and Switzerland, followed by a return to Nottingham in 1970.

But five years later she was again abroad in Eastern France with her family living close to Geneva in Switzerland. This was to be her home for 24 years. During this time her son graduated from an international school in Geneva and returned to university in the UK.

Delia very much enjoyed the continental lifestyle and weather during this time. She learned to speak French and travelled extensively throughout Europe and beyond.

She developed a keen interest in classical music, literature, art and history and made a circle of international friends based in and around Geneva. Nevertheless, she always remained close to her Irish family returning frequently to Leitrim for holidays and visiting two of her sisters who had emigrated to North America.

Separation from her husband in the mid 1990s and a road accident in France a few years later, led to a decision to return to Ireland in 1999 at the age of 74.

Having become accustomed to urban life in England and France, she settled in Enniskillen close to her roots and family, yet also close to facilities and entertainments.

She settled well into Fermanagh life and became a regular on the Enniskillen high street often frequenting the Jolly Sandwich where she befriended its owner.

She continued to travel frequently to England and to France until a stroke in 2008 at the age of 83 limited her mobility and independence. Despite a robust recovery, she moved into Millcroft Nursing home on Mill Street in 2009 and remained contentedly there until her death last month, August, following another major stroke at the age of 90.

She retained her interest in reading, current affairs and culture to the end. Often outspoken in her views and keen on robust debate, she was loyal, loving and supportive to her family and friends and especially to her son Philip.

She was buried at St. Mary’s Church in her native Glenfarne on Saturday, August 29, 2015.

Delia, who will be greatly missed and always fondly and lovingly remembered, is survived by her son Philip in England and by her sister Margaret in the USA, and also by numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral arrangements were by Funeral Director, John McKeeghan, Mill Street, Enniskillen.