The funeral of a father and his two children killed in a car crash in Donegal have heard of the 'unspeakable sadness' it has caused on the community.
John Mullan and his children Tomas and Amelia will be laid to rest this afternoon.
Parish priest of Moville, Fr Pat O'Hagan, presiding over the emotional funeral mass of John Mullan and his children Tomas and Amelia at St Pius X Church in the village
They died when their car crashed into Lough Foyle in Donegal on Thursday night.
6-year old Amelia was described as a 'girly-girl' who spent lockdown playing teacher to her dolls, and doing Tik Tok dances with her grandparents.
14-year-old Tomas, who was a talented musician, liked to teach his sister with his encyclopedic knowledge of Harry Potter, and about the solar system.
About John, his wife Geraldine says he was due to turn 50 in two weeks time, and the family planned to give him 50 presents:
John, Tomas and Amelia will be laid to rest this afternoon.
Locals have lined the street in Moville as the funeral of 49-year-old John Mullan, his six-year-old daughter Amelia and her 14-year-old brother Tomas who were killed when their car left the road in Donegal last week is about to take place in St. Pius X, Moville. pic.twitter.com/Zl4hBKpSJh
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