Three funerals held for friends killed in devastating Armagh crash as community 'in disbelief'

Funeral services for three of the four people killed in a single-car crash near Armagh last weekend are taking place on Good Friday.

Marina Crilly, 24, Emma Mallon, 22, Philip Mitchell, 27, and Keith Morrison, 22, all from the Armagh area, were formally named by police on Wednesday as the victims of the road crash last weekend.

The collision, which involved a grey Volkswagen Golf, happened on the Ballynahonemore Road at around 2.10am on Sunday.

Police said the driver and three passengers were all declared dead at the scene.

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At the funeral liturgy service for Ms Crilly at St Patrick’s Church, Ballymacnab, the priest said: “It is a very sad day for all the families who lost loved ones last Sunday morning.”

He paid tribute to the four young people killed in the crash: “Philip, Keith, Emma and our own parishioner Marina Crilly.

The coffin of Keith Morrison is brought into Lislooney Presbyterian Church, Tynan, Armagh for his funeral mass.
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“We all felt the shock and the disbelief. We felt that such a tragedy couldn’t have happened and shouldn’t have happened.

“All the occupants were so young with a life ahead of them.”

Marina Crilly, Emma Mallon, Phil Mitchell and Keith Morrison, all in their 20s, were travelling on the Ballynahonemore Road in Armagh when the single vehicle collision occurred
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Ms Crilly, a care home worker who was the mother of a young boy, was remembered for her faith as well as her love of fashion and music.

The priest said: “Marina touched all our lives and helped us keep alive the values and ideals she put before us; her kindness, her love, her friendliness, her devotion to Our Lady and her devotion to her family.”

The coffin of Keith Morrison is taken from the back of a truck as it arrives for his funeral at Lislooney Presbyterian Church, Tynan, Armagh.
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At the service for Mr Morrison, his step-mother Christine Wright delivered a tribute on behalf of the family.

Speaking during the service at Lislooney Presbyterian Church, Ms Wright said: “Such a kind, caring, lovable, little rogue, the cheeky grin and the sparkle in his eyes. He would have done anything to help anyone and took great joy in helping out people – but don’t ask him during silage season!”

Mourners pass tractors parked outside the Lislooney Presbyterian Church, Tynan, Armagh, ahead of the funeral mass for Keith Morrison.
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She added: “We are all so proud of this young man and what he has accomplished in a short life. We want this to be a celebration of a young life. We will miss him.”

The service for Mr Mitchell is scheduled for later on Friday while Ms Mallon’s funeral service will be held on Sunday.

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