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Man Utd legend 'Motherless mother's death' ready to let go..." Roy Keane also collapsed in front of his mother's coffin

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Park Jaeho

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Roy Keane (left) and his mother. /Photo = The Sun Source
Roy Keane (left) and his mother. /Photo = The Sun Source

Manchester United's legendary midfielder Roy Keane, 55, was finally in tears at his mother's funeral home as he could not hide his sadness.

Britain's "The Sun" reported on the 31st (local time) that a heartbroken Keane read a eulogy to mourners during her mother Marie Keane's funeral service at a church in Cork, Ireland.

According to the media, Keane, who usually works as an outspoken vitriol and soccer commentator, showed an emotional appearance by stopping his words several times to wipe his tears while reading the eulogy.

He told the mourners, "From a selfish point of view, we are not ready to let go of our mother yet. Today, we feel like our hearts are breaking," he said, expressing his heartbreak. "My mother wouldn't want us to make a fuss today," he recalled. "She has done so well in so many roles in our lives as a wife, mother, sister, daughter, mother-in-law, and grandmother."

Above her mother's coffin was a picture of her parents' wedding ceremony at the same church in 1962. Keane said: "It was a very difficult time for my mother, especially when my father died, but I've never seen her complain. He was an amazing person, he said. "In the end, my parents were the happiest when they were together, and now they are together again."

The funeral image of Roy Keane's mother. /Photo = The Sun Source
The funeral image of Roy Keane's mother. /Photo = The Sun Source
Roy Keane (centre) in sorrow. /Photo = The Sun Source
Roy Keane (centre) in sorrow. /Photo = The Sun Source

He also brought up warm memories of his childhood. Keane introduced an anecdote in which his mother loved dancing when she was young and fell in love with "Mosi," a handsome boy brought by his uncle. "My mother often said she had six children, including her father," he recalled of his mother, who raised five siblings. "She didn't always give us what we wanted, but she always provided us with what we needed."

He also gave mourners a calm smile by saying, "My mother was quite strict, and she had a tremendous skill to hit the shoes she threw wherever she was in the house." Referring to his summer vacation to Garrettstown with his family and his anecdote of going to Dublin to watch the Irish final, he expressed his deep gratitude to his family and mourners for being a strong supporter for the last time.

After a long illness, the deceased died at the age of 79 at Marymount Hospice in Cork on the 27th, while his family watched. The burial site was set up at st Catherine's cemetery in Kilcullery, Cork.

Hundreds of people gathered at the funeral, including Keane's five siblings and family, former Judge Olan Kelleher, a former lawyer for Keane, and legendary Irish and Arsenal footballer David O'Leary to see off the deceased's last path.

Roy Keane. /AFPBBNews=News1
Roy Keane. /AFPBBNews=News1

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