Macroom murder victim Michael Foley will live on through his grandchildren, funeral told

Mr Foley was a kind-hearted 'gentleman', and would 'do anything for you' mourners heard

The funeral cortege for the late Michael Foley making its way up Western Road after requiem mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The man found dead in a pool of blood in his sheltered accommodation in Macroom, Co Cork, will live on through his grandchildren, his funeral was told.

The family of Michael Foley gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Clonakilty on Monday afternoon for his requiem Mass. He was later laid to rest in St Mary’s cemetery outside the town.