Jonathan laid to rest beside his grandparents

The glorious autumn sunshine seemed inappropriate on a grief-laden afternoon, as Jonathan O’Driscoll was buried in Kilmallock graveyard alongside his maternal grandparents, Margaret (Dicey) Conway and her husband Paddy.

After the white coffin was lowered into the grave, Jonathan’s distraught mother, Helen, asked to say a few words to the 300 mourners present.

Assisted by a number of women, Mrs O’Driscoll said: “I want to thank everybody who has been with us since we lost our three lovely little boys.