Irish NZ quake victim laid to rest in home soil

AN Irish father-of-two killed in the New Zealand earthquake was yesterday remembered as a man of great compassion as he was laid to rest in his home soil.

Irish NZ quake victim laid to rest in home soil

Owen McKenna’s final wish was to be buried where he was born and bred in Truagh, a quiet townland in the gentle, rolling hills of north Co Monaghan.

With the small Church of the Sacred Heart in Carrickroe packed out, speakers were erected outside to allow mourners to hear the service.

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