Michael Flatley bids a final farewell to his ‘hero’ father

Lord of the dance Michael Flatley said a final goodbye to his “hero” father yesterday.

Michael Flatley Sr, 88, passed away 13 days ago in Chicago due to congenital heart failure. He had emigrated to the US from Culfadda in Sligo more than 60 years ago and later launched a successful construction company.

He was laid to rest in the village of St Mullins in Co Carlow, nestled beneath the Blackstairs Mountains, after requiem Mass in nearby Glynn.