 Her appearances at cattle fairs helped raise $75,000 for cancer research and other charities, and she would lead the St Patrick's Day parade in Sneem to aid with fundraising.Before her appearances at the noisy parades, O'Leary would feed Big Bertha whiskey to steady her nerves.After her death on New Year's Eve 1993, a wake was held for her in a pub, the Blackwater Tavern at Raycoslough, Blackwater, in County Kerry.