The Offaly man passed away on Monday.
A midlands man who died following a motorcycle accident was "always there, leading the way as the eldest brother."
Ferbane's George McDonagh passed away after a collision with a car on Monday evening, near Tubberclaire in Westmeath.
His funeral mass is currently taking place in Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Coosan.
Those attending his funeral heard a recollection of the moment George's mother found out he passed:
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