Devastated community mourns the loss of car crash victims

THE coffins of two young Castleisland road accident victims lay side by side in the local parish church, last night, after thousands of mourners attended the removal of their remains.

People queued for hours to pay their last respects to Freddie Ryan, 31, and Patrick (Pa) O’Reilly, 26, who were among three men killed in a two-car crash near Castleisland, on Sunday.

Some people wept openly and the victims’ distraught families were comforted by relatives and friends.