Bridget B. (McDonagh) Faherty, age 80, of Marstons Mills, formerly of Quincy, died peacefully, Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Cape Cod Hospital, in the comfort of her loving family.

Bridget was born in Cnoc Lettermullen, County Galway, Ireland, to the late Martin and Mary (Folan) McDonagh. Raised and educated there, she immigrated to the United States in 1965, at the age of twenty, settling in Dorchester. She lived in Marstons Mills for twenty-five years, previously in Quincy for over thirty years.

She was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved and supported her family and relished all the holidays, birthdays, and family gatherings.

Bridget and her late husband, Patrick, enjoyed traveling, having traveled extensively across the U.S. and to Ireland to visit relatives and friends.

She had a special personality that was contagious. She was a people person and an excellent listener. Bridget was always collecting stories and welcoming new friends into her world and her family.

Beloved wife for fifty-four years of the late Patrick M. Faherty.

Devoted mother of Breeda Snow and her husband Ian of Winthrop, Muiread Pabalis and her husband Sean of Falmouth, Deirdre Davis and her husband Damon of Petaluma, Calif., and the late Patrick M. Faherty, Jr. and his surviving wife Tracy of Rhode Island.

Loving grandmother of Liliana, Liam, Brody, Rory, Keira, and Declan.

One of eleven siblings, Bridget is survived by her brother, Seamus McDonagh, and sisters, Nora Flaherty and Kate Loughlin.

She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and their families.

Visiting Hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Tuesday, May 19, from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Holy Trinity Parish at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1015 Sea Street, Quincy, on Wednesday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.