Man who lay undiscovered in flat for six months remembered as 'magical father'

A 61-year-old man who may have lain dead in his flat in Castletownbere in West Cork for almost six months was described as a “magical father and a treasured brother” at a service in the Island Crematorium in Ringaskiddy on Friday.

Neighbours said that he was a private man who “kept himself to himself”. He had opted to become reclusive, with some locals believing he had left the area as he had not been seen for some time. Samudra said that his late father had a “beautiful mind”. “Being exposed to somebody so authentically infectious is rare. To be raised by somebody so infectiously authentic was my privilege. The way he saw the world was outstanding," he said.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Watters, a sibling of the deceased, spoke on behalf of herself and her sisters, Virginia and Rosemary. She said Rosemary, who was watching the livestream from Australia, had sent a message with memories which the three sisters shared. Elizabeth said her late brother was “a lover of nature”. “The mountains and sea. The hermit that he chose to be. His three sisters only allowed to care for him from afar. He now watches over us in the embrace of loved ones who have gone before with true peace and spiritual calm. To our dear brother Mark, who we three sisters loved, we say a sad goodbye.”

An Garda Siochana

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