Mourners Told Mageean Was an 'Inspirational Human Being'
Fr Martin Kelly recalled a hospice walk with the 34-year-old Olympian as mourners honored her sporting legacy and stage 4 cancer battle.
- On Tuesday, mourners gathered at St Patrick's Church in Portaferry, Co. Down, for the funeral of Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean, who died Sunday at age 34 following a battle with bowel cancer.
- The former European 1,500-metre champion competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics, winning gold in Rome in 2024 by cutting through a crowded field with tactical precision.
- Father Martin Kelly, her former parish priest, recalled visiting Mageean at the Marie Curie Hospice three weeks ago, where she linked arms to help him walk despite her declining condition.
- Attendees included husband Thomas Moran, Stormont First Minister Michelle O'Neill, and GAA President Jarlath Burns, gathered just weeks after Mageean's recent marriage at a lavish celebration.
- Tributes poured in from across the country, with Fr. Kelly quoting a Facebook memorial describing Mageean as an "inspirational human being" whose "brightest lights never truly fade.
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Priest shares heartwarming last memory with late Ciara Mageean
The former parish priest of Portadown returned for one day only as he recalled his ‘lifelong friendship’ with the late Olympic athlete Ciara Mageean. The middle-distance runner died peacefully at the Marie Curie Hospice surrounded by her family on Sunday morning. Her death came just one year after she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel […]
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