Cobh in tribute to ‘sincere gentleman’

A large group of family and friends paid tribute to a “kind, sincere gentleman”, Christopher ‘Jackie’ Barry, as he was laid to rest in Cobh, Co Cork, yesterday.

The 53-year-old died from a single stab wound after being attacked as he came back to his apartment building in Edmonton, London, just before Christmas.

Speaking to mourners at St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh yesterday, the chief celebrant Fr Peter O’Farrell said it was with a “heavy burden of sorrow” that people were coming together to celebrate the life of a man who always thought of others before thinking of himself.