‘King of the Travellers’ stops traffic for last time

Charlie "The Great" Clarke has stopped traffic in his hometown for the final time, as seven horse-drawn carriages and a dozen sulkies escorted his coffin to his final resting place.

Thousands of the Travelling community, from home and abroad, journeyed to Limerick on Saturday to pay respects to the 81-year-old “King of the Travellers”.

His niece, Joanne Clarke said: “It’s a sad time for all the family but we are also remembering Charlie as a great character. He was known for causing traffic jams when he was on the road with his horses, and he did it one last time on his final journey; we all smiled at that.”