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

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.

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.

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.

Ciara McElvanna was buried on Saturday after suffering fatal injuries in the collision.
Ciara McElvanna was buried on Saturday after suffering fatal injuries in the collision.

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.