‘We'll always carry you with us' – Heartbroken sister & dad of Tipperary teen, 18, killed in crash pay funeral tribute
THE tragic teenager who died after her car left the road and went into the water in Co Tipperary on Thursday had already bought a dress for her Debs Ball, mourners at her funeral heard today.
Bronagh English, 18, sadly passed away after the car she was driving
Her body was later recovered from the water by members of the
The teenager was in her Leaving Cert year, with many friends and fellow students at Rockwell College taking part in the funeral mass to remember Bronagh.
The priest shared that during her short life, Bronagh attended Sunday
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He also said she had her
Giving a heartbreaking eulogy, Bronagh's sister Mia remembered her through a heartbreaking poem she had written.
Mia said: "Thursday night to tragic news we were woken into a million pieces. Our hearts, they were broken, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a niece.
"Bronagh's in heaven now where she now rests in peace. Her wonderful laugh which you could hear from a mile, Bronagh could light up a room with her beautiful smile.
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"She loved Greta and Tony, Carmel and John, Mikey and David and of course Dad and Mom.
"Seeing her with her friends was a wonderful sight, Bronagh loved skiing all day, and she could definitely party all night
"From Powerstown to Rockwell, she was loved by all, adored by her cousins always having a ball.
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"Bronagh was so funny with a great imagination, Chinese on a Friday with some weird food combinations.
"When playing for Moyle Rovers she scored one of the best goals we've ever seen. Having grown as my sister it was really the dream.
"She loved to hang out in her room, with music blaring on her speaker.
"Whoever knew our Bronagh was so lucky to meet her. We'll always remember you Bronagh, your gorgeous pretty smile.
"We'll always carry you with us day by day and mile by mile.
"So goodbye our beautiful Bronagh. You'll never know how much we'll miss you.
"Rest in peace up there in heaven, my best friend and beautiful sister."
'FAR TOO GOOD'
Bronagh's parents also said a few words, saying they almost thought there was something wrong with their daughter as she was simply "too good"
Her devastated dad Michael said: "In the early days we both thought there was something wrong with her, she was far too good and I mean that in a normal sense.
"She never had terrible twos. We said in the early days she's going to be a terrible teenager surely and then she got to 13, 14, there was no problem.
"We said she might be a late developer in teens and still no problem.
"She lived in the now and she lived in the present. She was fun. She was with you. She was in the moment. that's what I noticed about her and she was just a wonderful child.
"Bronagh loved her six years in Rockwell. She adored her time there, everything. She loved the musicals.
"She loved the JCT matches, the SCT matches, the cheerleading. She was, of course, the lead cheerleader
"Needless to say, she just loved it."
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Bronagh has been remembered as a 'beautiful' girl
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