Last month, former Ireland international goalkeeper, Shay Given watched the news every night in disbelief, as Fr John Joe Duffy presided over the funerals of each of the 10 victims of the Creeslough tragedy.
Only a few weeks earlier, in that same St Michael’s church, Fr Duffy had christened Given's nephew, Brián Óg.
The ex-Premier League goalkeeper watched Taoiseach Micheal Martin's address from the small Co Donegal village and recognised the lodges in the background.