Leitrim crash victim Dessie O'Kelly has been remembered as a "likeable rascal" who "lived life to the full" at his funeral Mass.
The 18-year-old died when the tractor he was a passenger in collided at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, on Tuesday afternoon.
He used to attend Carrigallen Vocational School, who expressed their deep sadness at his death. He was also a former altar server, had an outgoing personality, and was doing an agricultural course.
His funeral Mass took place in St Mary's Church, Drumeela, this afternoon, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Carrigallen parish priest Fr John McMahon paid tribute to him.
“Dessie was a well known and popular young man who lived life to the full, he always had a beaming smile that would disarm any difficult situation.”
“He was loved by his friends, and that was evident by the way they came in such numbers to visit the family over the course of the last few days.”
“I'm told that in school, he was always a practical joker. One of the teacher's memories that I was talking to during the week was that she said that one time he asked her to excuse himself from her class because he had to put his father's cattle into the mart. This was one of many memories that will now be cherished forever.”
