Funerals were held in Co Laois for a father and son who died in a road accident while on holiday in Turkey last week, reports RTE.
Eoin Fitzpatrick, 35, and his 10-year-old son Dylan, from Portlaoise, died in an accident in Alanya last Monday.
Hundreds of mourners gathered at St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Portlaoise for the funeral of a “devoted” father and his son.
Members of the Portlaoise GAA community formed an honour guard and Dylan’s classmates held flowers outside the church as two coffins were brought into the church, reports RTE.
The parish priest said the tragedy had left their families “heartbroken and bewildered” and the entire community “in shock and united in sympathy”, reports RTE.
Claire described her “beautiful” son Dylan as unique and funny and loving “the simple things in life”.
“As my family would say, it was Dylan’s world and we were all just living in it. He loved to dance, he loved to colour, he loved to read, he loved to swim. He loved trains, his favourite movies were Matilda and Paddington 2,” she told the congregation, reports RTE.
“His best friend was his daddy, whom he loved so dearly because he was, and always will be, the most amazing father to him and Cian. I hope they’re holding each other so tight wherever they are. I’ll end this with saying something that Dylan and I would always say to each other: I love you, I love you more, I love you most,” she added, reports RTE.
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