Moving tribute to one of city’s last ‘great characters’

SPONTANEOUS applause broke out on the streets of Cork yesterday as people lined up to bid a final farewell to one of city’s last great characters.

Moving tribute to one of city’s last ‘great characters’

The body of Bernie Murphy, a former city councillor, was brought through the streets by a horse-drawn hearse as shoppers and office workers lined up to pay their respects.

After leaving the South Parish, the colourful funeral cortege, led by lone piper Bobby Raymond, made its way over Parliament Bridge and into South Mall.

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