Drowning victim loved swimming, mourners told

MOURNERS at the funeral Mass of a 35-year-old woman who drowned in a holiday tragedy in west Clare were yesterday told of her love for the beach and swimming.

Limerick woman Julie Bourke had been enjoying time with her family in Lahinch when the bank holiday tragedy occurred.

Large crowds gathered at St Munchin’s Church in Limerick yesterday where Eileen Bourke recalled her niece’s great love for life and the water.