A COLOSSAL granite headstone spanning three burial plots and festooned with county flags has sparked a furious church boycott by some parishoners.
memorial to Charlie McDonagh features stone carvings of the 21-year-old, his car, phone, sunglasses, Rolex watch, cologne and even his favourite tipple.Complaints about the towering 15ft memorial, visible from nearly a kilometre away, have been raised with councillors, the local priest and the family of Charlie.
His family told The Irish Sun they are “aware people are not happy with it” but that this is what they wanted for Charlie. A shrine to Charlie takes up a sizable section of the kitchen in their Donegal town home, while a larger-than-life image of the lad dominates their living room.Martin said he would “do anything in the world” to have his son back and stressed that, in line with his culture, it had been important to create something out-of-the-ordinary for Charlie’s resting place.“I want people to understand that my son is lying there, and that is his place and our family place as much as it is anyone’s place.
One parishioner at St Agatha’s, who does not want to be named, said many of the defining events of her life have involved the church and cemetery.She told us: “My father is buried there and I hoped to be buried there myself. Families have a right to grieve but they must do so in a way that respects others who are grieving. Myself and other parishioners are so upset by what has happened we have decided to boycott the church in Clar and go to mass in Killmard or Ballintra.
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