Dunne family funerals take place

The funerals of all four members of the Dunne family who were found dead in their home at Monageer, Co Wexford last Monday have…

The funerals of all four members of the Dunne family who were found dead in their home at Monageer, Co Wexford last Monday have taken place in Wexford and Donegal.

The funeral ceremony of Adrian Dunne in the village of Boolavogue Co Wexford concluded before midday while his wife Ciara and their daughters, Léan (5) and Shania (3) were buried a short time later near her home in Burt, Co Donegal.

Hundreds of people attended the mass in St Aengus's Church while an estimated to 2,000 people gathered at the cemetery for the burials.

In the region of 100 people attended the funeral mass for Mr Dunne.

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Mr Dunne's requiem mass was  concelebrated by Fr Richard Redmond, a family friend, Fr William Cosgrave, the parish priest of Monagear and Fr Michael Byrne, the curate at Boolavogue.

Delivering the homily, Fr Redmond said last weekend's tragedy had thrown those who knew the family into a state of complete confusion. "Our minds are crowded with questions which are difficult to answer, our hearts are flooded with emotions that are almost impossible to handle," he said.