A book about Elvis, football gloves and a teddy bear were among the gifts brought to the altar during the funeral mass of three siblings who died in a violent attack at their home in Tallaght last weekend.
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the service at St Aidan's Church in Brookfield, Tallaght.
The three white coffins of eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley and their 18-year-old sister Lisa Cash were placed in front of the altar.
Large photographs in heart-shaped frames with floral decorations were placed inside the chapel alongside poems, pictures and teddy bears in their memory.
The mass was celebrated by Fr Paul O'Driscoll, who is the chaplain to the Parish of the Travelling People.
A collection of books about Elvis were brought to the altar to represent Lisa's love of his music, along with a book on driving lessons to remember her efforts to pass her driving test.
Christy's football gloves were also brought to the altar, along with a cushion and teddy bear to remember Chelsea.
In his homily, Fr O'Driscoll paid tribute to the siblings' brother, who was in the house at the time of the attack. He said the 14-year-old's bravery and strength to raise the alarm and go and get help was an inspiration to courage and love.
Fr O'Driscoll also spoke of the impact a crisis has on people and their community.
He said in such a crisis the event is unexpected, the people and community are unprepared and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it happening.
"When the unexpected happens during a communal crisis, we are not alone," Fr O'Driscoll said.
"We are friends and neighbours and we all experience the same break in reality. Bereft of words, all of us hold the same question. How could this be happening?"
During the mass, friends of the family, Mary, Natasha and Marie, spoke of the heartbreak that the deaths of the three siblings had brought to the family and wider community.
Mary choked back tears as she said their hearts were shattered by the deaths, but she thanked God for the memories they had.
Natasha said she felt like she was a living a nightmare she cannot wake up from.
She said Lisa had so much planned for the future and her younger twin siblings were her "whole life".
Marie read a poem paying tribute to the three siblings, which included the lines "three young lives cut short, with so much left to give. Let's not think out how they died, just how they lived".
St Aidan's Parish Priest Fr Bill O'Shaugnessy said the deaths were a "grievous blow" to the community that "echoed up and down the country".
He also thanked the community for the extraordinary support and friendship they had shown over the week and paid tribute to the local teachers and schools for their help in the midst of the tragedy.
Members of the emergency services who had attended the scene were also remembered during the prayers and the faithful.
Fr O'Shaugnessy also read a message from the Archbishop of Dublin and thanked the Taoiseach and the President for sending their aide de comps.
And he said the Dublin Diocese, on a pilgrimage to the shrine at Lourdes, had lit a candle with the three siblings' names on it and left it burning in the grotto as the service was under way.
After the service, the three white coffins were placed in individual white horse drawn carriages and slowly departed the church followed by members of the family, many of whom were wearing t-shirts with images of the three siblings, and placed their hands on the side of the carriages.
The cortège made its way in the direction of the family home and was followed by a number of sports cars and about a dozen motorbike riders.
Christy, Chelsea and Lisa were then taken on their final journey to nearby Boharnebreena Cemetery where they were laid to rest.
Speaking earlier this morning, Fr O'Shaughnessy said family members were "numb with silence" during the removal last night.
"It was probably one of the most silent removals to a church that I have ever experienced, since my ordination," he said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said: "It was a moment where the community and, indeed, all those present were just shocked and numb at seeing such beautiful young lives being brought into the church at this stage.
"It's quite extraordinary to see the family just completely numb with silence," he said.
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has extended his sympathy to the family of Chelsey and Christy Cawley and Lisa Cash and said his thoughts were with their family, friends and classmates this morning.
Additional reporting Laura Fletcher
