Lego cars, jellies and a cycling helmet are among the mementos brought to the alter during the funeral of Matthew Healy.
The village of Watergrasshill came to a standstill this afternoon as family members shouldered the six-year-old’s coffin to the church of the Immaculate Conception.
The coffin of six-year-old Matthew Healy is shouldered through Watergrasshill to the Church of the Immaculate Conception for his funeral mass. pic.twitter.com/2lWKPbUxga
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Parish Priest Father Christy Fitzgerald told the congregation that Matthew’s death has left the community "encircled by pain, sadness and overwhelming grief".
Matthew’s uncle Dan spoke about his love of the outdoors
"Ten hundreds of miles he cycled with his Dad and his uncles and his cousins," he said.
"We also have ribbon from the Far West Festival which is a sample of the camping trips he took with his Dad and his uncles and cousins.
"And his little wallet... for his pocket money so he could buy his 99 ice-creams.
"That's just a little sample of the wonderful life my nephew, my little baby too, lived."
