'Euro boy' Killian Burnett was remembered as a 'clever businessman in the making' during a moving speech from his uncle at his funeral today.
Killian's family and friends 'lost a link in their chain' when the 15-year-old died after an asthma attack last Tuesday.
The Finglas schoolboy had been in and out of Temple Street Children's Hospital due to recurring asthma attacks over the past year.
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Mourners heard The Hollies classic He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother as they bid farewell to Killian who was just months away from his 16th birthday.
Darren Travers, Killian's uncle, gave a touching eulogy to those in the church.
He spoke of the 15-year-old's entrepreneurial potential, saying: "He was a clever boy, a business man in the making.
"He knew how to make a few bob. That is why he was called the euro boy, I believe.
"He would go to the supermarket and ask those could he take the trolley back, only to claim the euro that they left in it.
"Then there was the Christmas carol singing. He went around the houses with his friends singing - even though he didn't have a note in his head. And I think they gave him money to leave more so than for the singing.
"Killian was only a child, and neither his family nor friends will ever get the opportunity to see him grow into a young man, to see him get married and have his own children and build a home of his own.
"His brother's, Jordan, Aaron, Adam, Leon and David have lost the link in their chain."
Darren recalled small moments in the family home like fighting over the television remote and the PlayStation controller.
There was also the time Killian went fishing and "had nowhere to put the fish" that he had caught, but wanted to bring it home to show his family.
He said: "In quick thinking, he took off one of his wellington boots, filled it with water and placed the fish in the boot. Unfortunately, the fish died.
"When he got home to show his mum and dad the catch of the day, he put his finger in the water and swivelled it around to make it look like the fish was still alive."
He added: "The memories people have of Killian will eventually, over time bond them and that chain, together with those memories, will bring that chain back together."
Darren ended the moving tribute by saying "Killian will never ever be forgotten, and we will always carry him in our hearts".
The song Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson was sung as well as instrumental versions of Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis and Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton.
Killian is survived by his parents, Cathy and David, as well his five brothers, Jordan, Aaron, Adam, Leon and David.
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