Nicole Murphy, Zoey Coffey, Grace McSweeney and Ms McSweeney’s brother Luke killed in car crash on Friday
Addressing the vigil, Fr Michael Toomey, a chaplain at CBS High School Clonmel, spoke of the inadequacy of words in the face of such tragedy.
“There are occasions in life where no words actually seem appropriate. We enter total sadness and desolation, we’re numbed, speechless. This weekend that’s exactly what everyone in Clonmel, Ballypatrick and Kilsheelan – right across the country, indeed, have felt,” he said. After the vigil, those who had gathered placed candles and flowers in front of the temporary altar. Above them, the familiar faces of the four deceased – the same photographs printed in newspapers around the country over the weekend – were displayed in simple photo frames.
Earlier, Tommy Coyne, a neighbour of the McSweeney family, was walking on Mountain Road, close to his house just outside Clonmel. “Everyone is just shocked, you know,” he said. “It is such a pity, when these things happen.” Nicole Murphy, Luke McSweeney, Grace McSweeney and Zoey Coffey died en route to a post-Leaving Certificate party in Carlow town
John Shelley, from just outside the village, was standing by his car after the service, looking out towards the Comeragh Mountains. “Everyone is shocked, it’s terrible,” Mr Shelley said. “It’s one of these freak accidents.”
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