Hush descended as remains brought to church

Amid emotional scenes, a hush descended on the crowd as the remains of Páidí Ó Sé were removed from his home to Ventry Church, scarcely 100 metres across the road.

The coffin was shouldered by his son Pádraig Óg, brother Tomás, four footballing nephews, Feargal, Darragh, Tomás and Marc and brother-in-law Steve Fahy.

A pathway had to be made through the large concourse of mourners who stood outside the packed church. Chief concelebrant of the Mass in Irish was Fr Kieran O’Brien, a friend of the Ó Sé family, and broadcaster Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was fear an tí.