Keane buried in Co Offaly

Rugby legend Moss Keane has been laid to rest in Co Offaly this afternoon.

Rugby legend Moss Keane has been laid to rest in Co Offaly this afternoon.

Hundreds attended his funeral service in St Michael's Church earlier.

Sporting stars and politicians were among those at the mass.

The Kerry native, who was famous for his performances on the rugby field and had 51 Irish caps, also represented Munster and the Lions and had a Sigerson cup medal for playing Gaelic Football with UCC.

During the service, Moss's daughter Ann-Marie spoke about her father: "Dad's last lesson can be summed up by this quote.

"There was a lovely guy on Grafton Street chalking a poem on the road about two weeks ago. And at the end of it was written 'The wind will blow, but you will decide the direction of your sails'."

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