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‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death

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CIARA MAGEEAN’S FUNERAL Mass today heard that she wanted to be buried in her native Portaferry in Co Down, something her husband Tommy was “very happy to go along with”. Portaferry is a small village close to Strangford Lough, and with its beautiful scenery, i...S1
Father Martin Kelly said he visited Ciara three weeks before her death, and the two of them talked of ‘letting go’.S2

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‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death

CIARA MAGEEAN’S FUNERAL Mass today heard that she wanted to be buried in her native Portaferry in Co Down, something her husband Tommy was “very happy to go along with”. Portaferry…

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‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death

Father Martin Kelly said he visited Ciara three weeks before her death, and the two of them talked of ‘letting go’.

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2 outlets 2 reports Published Nov 3, 2026

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CIARA MAGEEAN’S FUNERAL Mass today heard that she wanted to be buried in her native Portaferry in Co Down, something her husband Tommy was “very happy to go along with”. Portaferry is a small village close to Strangford Lough, and with its beautiful scenery, i...S1
Father Martin Kelly said he visited Ciara three weeks before her death, and the two of them talked of ‘letting go’.S2

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‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death

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