The church entrance was flanked by over 30 large, elaborate floral tributes
Teenager reposes at Cross's Funeral Home before burial in Mitchelstown
A VISUALLY striking funeral has taken place in Limerick city and Mitchelstown in a final farewell to a teenager, affectionately known as “Our Moe”.
A golden casket carrying the remains of Mikeyboy O'Donoghue, 19, pictured below, was transported in a hearse through Limerick city on Thursday evening to the sounds of scores of beeping horns.
A dramatic tribute unfolded on Gerald Griffin Street, where a group of men lifted the casket above their heads and banged its sides in a final salute.
The remains of the teenager reposed for several hours at Cross's Funeral Home on Gerald Griffin Street.
The teenager had been living in the UK at the time of his sudden death in late May. His remains were first escorted along British roads in a vehicle procession before arriving in Ireland.
“Our Mo is coming home,” one relative wrote online. “I love you forever my brother.”
Following the reposal in Limerick city, the funeral cortege then proceeded to Mitchelstown, Co Cork, for the funeral Mass and burial this Friday.
The church entrance was flanked by over 30 large, elaborate floral tributes, many of them featuring photographs from the young man’s life.
Among the more personal and unconventional floral arrangements were giant tributes in the shape of a Smirnoff vodka bottle and a Rolex watch.
As the golden casket was transported to the cemetery by a carriage drawn by four white horses, blue flares lit up the sky as the strains of Tina Turner’s “You’re Simply the Best” rang out over the loudspeakers.
At the graveyard, massive mobile screens mounted on trucks displayed video footage of “Our Moe” during happier times - riding horses, throwing punches in the boxing ring, and smiling with friends.
Relatives and close friends who had gathered at the graveside sat down, their legs dangling over the edge of the grave as they shared quiet reflections and final words to the young man now in the ground beneath them.
