'I want a pink wickerwork casket' — Rosemary Smith planned her funeral details 

The famous rally driver who set a land speed record in Cork in 1978 left detailed instructions with her solicitor about how she wanted her funeral organised — including playing 'Blaze Away' at her cremation

Irish rally driver Rosemary Smith trains at Silverstone for the RAC British Grand Prix, July 13, 1967. Picture: Mike McLaren/Central press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

• This article first appeared in the Irish Examiner in March 2015 — Rosemary Smith died, aged 86, on December 5, 2023