schoolboy who died in a hit-and-run incident touched and enriched the lives of everybody he met, his funeral has heard.
Ronan Wilson, 9, from Kildress in Co Tyrone, was killed within the incident in Co Donegal on the weekend.
The principal of St Mary’s Primary School in Dunamore, Eileen Ward, informed his funeral mass that Ronan was a “lovely little boy” who was cherished by everybody.
The parish priest at St Mary’s Church in Dunamore Father Paddy Hughes mentioned the entire group had been left surprised by Ronan’s dying and it was onerous to seek out the phrases of consolation to supply to his dad and mom Emma and Dean.
A whole lot attended the funeral together with Ronan’s classmates and clubmates from the Wolfe Tones GAA membership in Kildress.
Sinn Fein vice chairman Michelle O’Neill was additionally among the many mourners.
Ronan’s white coffin arrived on the church on the again of a lorry cab along with his soccer jersey on prime.
His principal Mrs Ward informed the funeral that Ronan was a “particular particular person”.
Ronan was an awesome good friend to all in his class and there’s no doubt they may miss him dreadfully
She described him as “one lovely little boy who enriched the entire group of St Mary’s in his quick life”.
She added: “He was a personality, of that no-one would argue.
“He had such an enormous persona and though small in stature, it was onerous to not discover him when he entered the room. All people cherished Ronan.
“Ronan wore his coronary heart on his sleeve and was capable of converse freely along with his friends and adults.
“He had infinite tales to share and couldn’t wait to inform them.
“Ronan was an awesome good friend to all in his class and there’s no doubt they may miss him dreadfully.
“We might have been the educators at school, however Ronan has taught us a lot extra.”
Mrs Ward mentioned: “We now have been eternally blessed to have had Ronan in our lives and though we are going to miss that endearing and infectious smile, we are going to cherish the quick time that we got with him.
“We’ll miss him terribly, be it within the classroom or kicking a ball out within the playground, however we all know that he will likely be our angel strolling beside us as we stroll all through the corridors and lecture rooms of the varsity and he won’t ever be distant.
“There are lots of who dwell lengthy lives and should not have been as cherished as Ronan, his life on Earth was quick however he touched the lives of so many and he’ll at all times be cherished and remembered by all his buddies and households in St Mary’s Major College.”
Father Hughes informed mourners he had baptised Ronan in the identical church 9 years in the past.
Delivering his homily, he mentioned: “The smile, the sense of boyish enjoyable, he so cherished life, he cherished soccer, he was so proud to get man of the match final yr.
“He cherished being across the Kildress Wolfe Tones discipline, whether or not he was taking part in himself or watching a match or coaching.
“Following in his father’s footsteps, lorries, vehicles, quads had been all necessary to him, in addition to a horse.
“In class he combined nicely along with his class, he was very kindly and useful to the opposite youngsters.”
He added: “In his quick life he had been concerned in plenty of actions and touched the hearts of so many individuals, younger and previous.
“For the reason that information broke late on Saturday evening of Ronan’s dying in a hit-and-run accident, the entire of the parish has been surprised, certainly are misplaced for phrases.
“One of many sentences you hear is ‘what are you able to say?’
“Certainly what can any of us say to remove or ease the horrible ache of loss for the Wilsons that they’re experiencing at this second.
“There isn’t a on the spot answer or no on the spot phrases. The dying of a kid is each dad or mum’s worst nightmare.”
A 23-year-old man has appeared in court docket in Donegal on fees referring to the hit-and-run incident.
