Crowds fill funeral Mass for Cork woman with no next of kin after social media appeal

Mary Regan, 89, died last Friday, November 29 at Hillview Nursing Home in Carlow

Mary Regan was originally from Adrigole in West Cork. Picture: RIP.ie

A large crowd of about 200 people attended the funeral of a West Cork woman in Co Carlow on Tuesday morning after an appeal from a funeral director for people to spare 45 minutes to ensure she would not be sent off alone.

Mary Regan, 89, died on November 29 at Hillview Nursing Home in Carlow. Though she was originally from Adrigole in West Cork, Ms Regan had lived in Carlow for many years.