Loss of Mayo couple who died in house fire ‘has affected everyone in Swinford and beyond’, funeral hears – The Irish Times

A humanist service in reminiscence of a Co Mayo enterprise couple who died in a hearth at their residence final week was advised on Wednesday that “the depth of the loss for his or her household can barely be imagined”.

The remembrance ceremony for Eileen and Tom Mahon was held in Swinford Cultural Centre.

The couple died when a hearth swept by way of their two-storey residence at Deerpark, on the outskirts of Swinford, within the early hours of Tuesday, March twenty sixth.

The Mahons ran a household enterprise in Swinford promoting a big selection of bed room furnishings, carpets and blinds.

Talking on the remembrance service, a household buddy stated “the enormity of the lack of Thomas and Eileen has affected everybody in Swinford and much past”.

She added: “The depth of the loss for the household can barely be imagined.”

The couple’s daughters, Pearl and Claire, expressed their gratitude to the native hearth brigade, An Garda Síochána and their dad and mom’ neighbours who raised the alarm.

Gratitude was additionally expressed to all the Swinford group for its “generosity and kindness”.

Objects of remembrance introduced ahead by the couple’s 4 grandchildren included a bible representing Tom’s “robust religion”.

Mourners, on the request of the household, directed donations to the Gaza disaster emergency enchantment.

In a poignant second, the hearses stopped briefly on the carpet and furnishings retailer on the Dublin Street which has been operated for years by the Mahons as a household enterprise.

The couple’s stays had been introduced within the early afternoon for cremation