THE FUNERALS OF 60-year-old Mary Holt and her grand-nephew, four-year-old Tadgh Farrell, will take place over the coming days.

The pair were killed in a petrol bomb attack in Edenderry on Saturday. 

Tadgh’s grandmother, Pauline, is still being treated in hospital for serious burns. 

Tadgh’s funeral will take place tomorrow, Friday at St. Mary’s Church, Edenderry, followed by burial in St. Mary’s cemetery.

Mary’s funeral will take place at the weekend. She has been described in condolences as “a kind, gentle soul”, 

Last night, hundreds attended a vigil for Mary and Tadgh in Edenderry, where there was a general feeling of shock, grief, and sadness. 

Mourners held tealights as they walked around the local football pitch four times, a lap for every year of Tadgh’s life. 

There was also a feeling of anger.

Shortly beforehand, gardaí released the CCTV footage of the attack on the house in Castleview Park where the attack took place. 

The fire shows up on camera as a bright, white light that engulfs the frame after two people believed to be the perpetrators run away from the scene. 

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Edenderry is Co Offaly’s second-largest town, and in recent years it has become a commuter town for Dublin, which locals tonight said has seen it become a drugs trade hotspot at the same time.

The house where Mary and Tadgh were attacked is right next to the pitch grounds where people gathered tonight. 

Outside people have left lights, flowers, and messages. On one white balloon someone has written with marker: “He was only 4. RIP Tadgh”. 

The number four is underlined twice.