PAIN TOO MUCH FOR GRIEVING FATHER
Pain too much for grieving father
By DON MACKAY
GRIEVING dad Michael Gallagher broke down yesterday at the funeral of his 21-year-old son.
The man who touched the nation as he told of his boy Adrian could not hold back the tears. His voice breaking as he spoke in the tiny St Mary's Church in Knockmoyle where Adrian was confirmed, it was just too much.
Addressing his son's coffin, he said: "A horrible explosion on Saturday has blasted the life out of your body, killed 27 other people and shattered the bodies and minds of hundreds. We are heartbroken."
Shook
Unable to say any more, he just shook his head and walked back to his pew.
As he and his wife Patsy arrived at the church they clung to daughters Sharon and Cathy.
Fr Kevin Mullan told the congregation: "Our brother Adrian is dead - the fine young son of this lovely family, their only son the only brother of his sisters, their pride and joy the friend of his friends."
Auxiliary Bishop of Derry Frances Lagan said the bombers were outcasts, in "total isolation and despised, with no support outside their own twisted circle".
By DON MACKAY
GRIEVING dad Michael Gallagher broke down yesterday at the funeral of his 21-year-old son.
The man who touched the nation as he told of his boy Adrian could not hold back the tears. His voice breaking as he spoke in the tiny St Mary's Church in Knockmoyle where Adrian was confirmed, it was just too much.
Addressing his son's coffin, he said: "A horrible explosion on Saturday has blasted the life out of your body, killed 27 other people and shattered the bodies and minds of hundreds. We are heartbroken."
Shook
Unable to say any more, he just shook his head and walked back to his pew.
As he and his wife Patsy arrived at the church they clung to daughters Sharon and Cathy.
Fr Kevin Mullan told the congregation: "Our brother Adrian is dead - the fine young son of this lovely family, their only son the only brother of his sisters, their pride and joy the friend of his friends."
Auxiliary Bishop of Derry Frances Lagan said the bombers were outcasts, in "total isolation and despised, with no support outside their own twisted circle".
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Publisher: THE MIRROR
Ref: TM/061
Published Date: 20-Aug-98
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