Rachel Purvis

I can remember when I was very young and as a family we made regular trips over Dublin to Corrib Rd in the 60s. I also remember Ricky the dog and paricularly Rachel taking him for walks. She late admitted when we were older 'ah sure now, I didnt take him for a walk, he took me for a drag!'It made me laugh. She was a funny lady.❤❤

My Aunty Rachel was awesome, she marched to the beat of her own drum (filled with love) and made no apologies for it. She was the only vegan I have ever met who didn't like tomatoes and I love her.

When Mum (Aunty Olive) died, Rachel flew over and together with Aunty Mar, kept us girls sane. And god did she make us laugh, which we needed badly. Night before the funeral, the body was to be carried into the church - whole other ceremony and we needed to identify enough males to carry the coffin. Trouble was, the majority of males in the family ...more

I first met Rachel in the late 80s when she joined the Alliance for Animal Rights. She, l and a core group of other activists ran an information stand at the Bank of Ireland in College Green every single Saturday for most of the 90s and into the noughties. Rachel was utterly dedicated as an animal rights activist. She believed passionately in the n...more