The funeral hearse continued its slow journey around the country roads of Threemilehouse yesterday.
This time it stopped at the door of Dermot Thornton's house. The 21-year-old father of one was the fourth young man to be buried in the space of two days in the small Monaghan village after a two-car collision that resulted in the instant death of four friends.
The fifth man, John McQuillan, who sustained serious injuries and who died on Monday night,will be buried tomorrow.
Dermot Thornton was remembered by retired parish priest Fr Tom Coffey as "fun-loving, full of life, full of devilment and very good-humoured".
He loved telling stories "and had been known to slightly exaggerate", Fr Coffey added, amid laughs from the congregation.
He had worked with Treanor Fireplaces in Monaghan for the past five years and was "a great craftsman who loved his work and enjoyed creating things with his own hands", Fr Coffey said.
"He was a very lovely person. He is indeed a tragic loss to his family."
The mourners were led by Dermot's parents Rose and Owenie; his sisters Brenda, Valerie, Sinéad, Gráinne and Irene; his brothers Aidan and Jonathan; his 16-month-old son Dylan; and his girlfriend Bernie Keenan.
Fr Coffey said the tragedy had taught us that people needed time out.
"We all need to slow down. Since this community closed down last Saturday, people have had time for each other. They have been a tremendous consolation and comfort to the bereaved families," he said.
He said he "hoped and prayed" that these deaths and other road deaths would help young people "to resolve always to act responsibly with due care and attention".
Parents and friends never again needed to witness the trauma, grief and desolation that Threemilehouse had witnessed in recent days, Fr Coffey said.
"You are special, very special," he told the many young people in the congregation.
He said they had been chosen from millions of people that God could have put on earth. They were given the "priceless gift of life".
"I would plead with you, young people, to respect that life, treasure that life, because it is the only one you get. Protect that life from all harm. Never say or do anything which would jeopardise that life or the life of others."
Be your own man or woman, he told the congregation. "Stand on your own two feet. Have the courage to say no."
During the Prayers of the Faithful, emotion overcame Mr Thornton's sisters as they thanked God for the time they had with him.
"Such a young man, such a big heart," another prayer read.
His coffin was carried from the church by his sisters and girlfriend, and there were poignant scenes during the burial ceremony as Dermot's young son was handed a red rose to throw into his father's grave.
Then the crowds began to stream away, knowing that they would be returning before long for the fifth and final funeral.