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About us
Established in 1904, McClafferty are the city’s longest established independent funeral director whom have earned an excellent reputation for providing a professional, compassionate and dignified service for bereaved hausarbeit kaufen our communities and beyond. Our professional staff will co-ordinate all aspects of the funeral arrangements in an authentic, personal, caring and sensitive manner to your exacting requirements. We have experience across all religious and non-religious denominations.
02871 262823
Where are we located?
Funeral Home – Cityside Office:
Unit 3, Rathmor Business Park, Derry, BT48 0LZ.
Waterside Office:
2 Oak Country Green, Crescent Link, Waterside, BT47 6FU.
Services
With McClafferty Funeral Directors there is no such thing as a standard arrangement. We work with you to customise and personalise every detail to your exacting requirements. Our experienced and professional staff will help wissenschaftliche ghostwriter you through each step of the planning process discussing all your expectations such as funeral costs, floral arrangements, funeral vehicles, and coffin selection, every detail will be fine-tuned. We liaise with all medical staff, clergy, cemeteries, and crematoria as and when required. Our goal is to remove as much stress as possible from your family during what is a difficult and upsetting time.
Our promise is to help you arrange or plan a funeral with authenticity, care, respect, and reassurance.
Our proprietor Kieran Connor and his team of professionals are here to listen, advise and guide you through all your options during what is a difficult and upsetting time.
Our Heritage
In 2024 McClafferty Funeral Directors marks 120 years as the city’s longest established funeral director.
1904
September 2, 1904Mr. John L. McClafferty established McClafferty Funeral Directors in King Street in the Waterside, Derry in 1904. He and his family ran the business until 1974. The image shows McClafferty Funeral Directors funeral home all those years ago.
1974
March 14, 1974In 1974 Mr. Jack McKeone took ownership of McClafferty Funeral Directors whilst situated at Meenan Square in the Bogside. He continued to run the business for the next 13 years.
1987
February 17, 1987Ownership then passed to Mr. John Casey in 1987 who remained at the helm alongside his family for 32 years. The image shows Mr. John Casey directing a funeral in 2014 with a horse-drawn carriage in procession on the Brandywell Road clearly showing the old Brandywell Stadium in the background recently renamed the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
2019
March 8, 2019In March 2019 our new owner and proprietor Mr. Kieran Connor took the reigns of McClafferty Funeral Directors and has devoted himself to providing an authentic, personal & caring service to the families of Derry and beyond in their time of need.
Obituaries
Myra Simpson née Carlin
Myra Simpson née Carlin
Date of death: 11-06-2025
Christine McCormack née Tierney
Christine McCormack née Tierney
Date of Death: 08-06-2025
Kathleen Manning
Kathleen Manning
Date of death: 25-05-2025
Michael Barr
Michael Barr
Date of death: 24-05-2025
Contact us
Phone:
02871 262823
Email:
services@mcclaffertyfunerals.com
Funeral Home – Cityside Office:
Unit 3, Rathmor Business Park, Derry, BT48 0LZ.
Waterside Office:
2 Oak Country Green, Crescent Link, Waterside, BT47 6FU