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Later Life
Praeger's later life was not widely documented. His wife, Hedwig Ilena Ingebord Prager (nee. Meta), died in 1952 after their fifty years of marriage. After Hedwig's death, Praeger moved from their house in Fitzwilliam Square to Craigavad, County Down, not far from where he was born. He moved in with his younger sister, Rosamond Praeger, to her house and studio, Rock Cottage. Following this move, Praeger also donated his papers to the Royal Irish Academy, some of which they still hold. Very little information is available regarding Praeger's life at Rock Cottage. However, it is clear he continued his naturalist work up until his death, despite arthritis and worsening deafness, as his final work, The Irish Landscape, was published in 1953 posthumously.

Death
Praeger lived for one more year following the death of his wife. He died on May 5th, 1953 at the age of 87 in Belfast. Following his death, Praeger was honored by obituaries and funeral announcements/wills in several newspapers in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They all discuss his work as a naturalist and librarian rather than personal details, besides his marriage to his wife. The cause of his death was not stated in any of these announcements. Praeger's sister, Rosamond, is stated as his only living relative, and she organized his funeral service (she requested no flowers nor letters).

After his funeral service, Praeger's body was moved back to Dublin to be buried alongside his wife's. Their joint grave can be found in Dean's Grange Cemetery.