Cork undertakers offer to bring twin brothers home for burial

Two undertakers have offered their services free of charge to help bury elderly twins who died in London within days of each other.

John Keohane, the owner of Keohane’s Cork Funeral Directors on Copley St, Cork City, said he was moved by the story of Bill and John Kelly, 77, who were facing burial in a pauper’s grave in the English capital until an appeal saw an Irish cousin coming forward.

“They were part of a generation of Irish people who went to England and it just struck a chord,” said Mr Keohane. “People are emotional at times like this, and I just thought I would offer to help the family along and provide our services.”