Kerry brothers found dead in Dublin remembered at funeral mass

On the altar were the symbols of their lives — a picture of the much-loved Red Anglia they drove, and a crucifix resting on a pair of hands, to symbolise how they worked together.

There was also a copy of The Kerryman newspaper, to reflect William and Daniel McCarthy’s love of reading newspapers and of keeping up with current affairs.

Speaking at their funeral Mass, Fr Joseph Begley said the brothers, who were deaf, could put their hands to anything. The hands on the crucifix were also a reminder of how the brothers communicated by sign language, he said.