'Wear bright colours for Ellie's funeral' say family of tragic Enniskillen murder victim
The family of tragic Enniskillen murder victim Ellie Flanagan have asked mourners to wear bright colours to her funeral on Friday morning.
The 23-year-old was found dead at a house in the Corban Avenue area of the Co Fermanagh town on Saturday night, by police who were investigating a crash on Carn Road near Tempo.
Her funeral mass is to happen at 11am at St Michael’s Church on Enniskillen’s Darling Street, followed by interment in Cross Cemetery.
The mass will be available to watch on a parish webcam, states her funeral notice.
She was to repose at Foxhill Road from 2pm to 9pm on Wednesday and Thursday. The family have requested that everyone attending the wake parks at Coa O’Dwyers GAA grounds on Killee Road, where a shuttle bus service will operate to the wake house.
The funeral notice describes tragic Ellie as the “beloved daughter of Karen, cherished granddaughter of Attracta and Roger, special grand-niece of Marian Haggins and Joe Clarke, loving niece of Kevin, Jenny and Paddy” and the “adored cousin of Niamh, Aodhan, Shay, Pauric, Sarah, Aoife, James, Conan and Callum”.
Adds the death notice: “Ellie is deeply regretted and will be sadly missed by her heartbroken family, extended family circle, friends and neighbours.”
A police probe into her death has so far arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of murder and other offences. He’s still being interrogated, with detectives having been repeatedly granted extra time to question the suspect.
Enniskillen was stated to be united in grief after the shocking killing, with Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine describing Ellie’s death as “heart-breaking”.