death_date death_place birth_place othername birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
20 december 2009 malahide , county dublin , ireland greystones , county wicklow joan brosnan-walsh 29 june 1938 1989 -- 2009 -lrb- her death -rrb- joan brosnan walsh.jpg joan brosnan walsh
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joan brosnan walsh

joan brosnan walsh -lrb- 29 june 1938 -- 20 december 2009 -rrb- was a veteran irish actress , best known for her long-running role as the character mags kelly on the irish soap opera `` fair city '' , a role she had played for almost twenty years , from 18 september 1989 until her final screen appearance , 11 january 2009 .
brosnan walsh appeared in a number of films such as `` the boxer '' and `` fatal inheritance '' .
she also worked as a costume designer .
she first worked for acnielsen and aer lingus , the latter providing her with her first experience of acting .
after nearly twenty years she announced her departure from `` fair city '' in january 2009 after declaring that she had contracted motor neurone disease the previous year .
