Larry Ryan: In Kieran O'Connor's life and death, we keep coming back to the power of community

Former teammates lead the funeral cortege of the former Cork and Aghada player Kieran O'Connor through Aghada on Friday.Picture: Eddie O'Hare

“He was a tight corner-back and a good man.” 

Aghada chairman Jimmy O’Leary had pitched it simply, his personal tribute to Kieran O’Connor. The plain intimacy of friendship and community. An epitaph that will survive us all.