Markethill tragedy: Ciera Grimley laid to rest beside her husband Patrick after crash which also killed her friend Ciara McElvanna

​​​Hundreds of people lined the route outside a south Armagh chapel today for the funeral of a ‘kind and caring’ mother-of-three who died in a road crash that also claimed the lives of her husband and friend.
By Philip Bradfield
Published 16th Nov 2023, 19:46 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2023, 22:24 BST
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Ceira Grimley, her husband Patrick and her friend Ciara McElvanna were all fatally injured in a crash on 4 November outside Markethill. The couple were parents to three children while Mrs McElvanna, from Armagh, was a mother-of-four.

Hundreds of people stood in silence outside St Joseph's Church as her hearse arrived in Madden village this morning.

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A dozen men in GAA shirts lined up outside with heads bowed as the coffin arrived in silence, except for the slow knell of the church bell.

Ciera Grimley, who died a week after the collision near Markethill which also killed her husband Patrick. She was laid to rest beside him today.Ciera Grimley, who died a week after the collision near Markethill which also killed her husband Patrick. She was laid to rest beside him today.
Ciera Grimley, who died a week after the collision near Markethill which also killed her husband Patrick. She was laid to rest beside him today.

Men wearing Madden Raparees GAA ties, where Mr Grimley was secretary, flanked the hearse. Following the funeral mass, Mrs Grimley was laid to rest beside her husband Patrick in the adjoining cemetery.

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