Hundreds descended on St Colmcille’s Church in Glendowan on Wednesday morning for the funeral of Tadhg Callaghan Carter.
The teenager killed while watching the Donegal International Rally at the weekend has been remembered as a young boy with a unique personality.
The 15-year-old, from Keeloges, Churchill, was a spectator at the rally when he was struck by a competing car during special stage 12, Trentagh, on Saturday.
Guards of honour by St Eunan’s College, Stramore National School and Glenswilly GAA club straddled the remote roadside as the hearse bearing Tadgh’s white coffin made its way to the picturesque church, nestled on the glowing waters of Gartan Lake, where Mass of the Angels was celebrated.
Some vehicles in the funeral cortege showed stickers reading: ‘Forever 15. Rest easy Tadhg’. A silver Lexus IS200, with a numberplate bearing Tadhg’s name and a wreath atop its bonnet, parked poignantly close to the church.
