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A winter funeral in Drogheda
LIFE OF REILLY
Wednesday December 02 2009
THE HEARSE was parked on the expansive cobble-lock footpath outside St Mary's Church waiting for the return of the mahogany coffin. The biting winter wind came hurtling around the corner from the River Boyne slapping into the mourners' faces as they emerged from the centrally-heated church.