The funeral has taken place of the former Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey.
His funeral mass at Sruleen Parish Church in Clondalkin in Dublin heard of a life lived through faith, hope and love.
Dr Comiskey, was remembered as a man who cherished his time with his family and that there was a profound sense of gratitude among his family, friends and colleagues for the love his gave them and the wisdom he shared.
He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in 1961 and became Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin in 1979. In 1984 he was appointed the Bishop of Ferns.
He resigned in 2002 amid claims that he failed to report allegations that Fr Sean Fortune had abused a number of children while Dr Comiskey was in control of the Ferns diocese.
Those allegations resulted in an inquiry known as the Ferns Report.
It found that the former bishop had failed to establish sound child protection measures in the diocese.
Fr James Fegan, a former colleague of Dr Comiskey in Ferns, told those gathered for the funeral mass that Dr Comiskey was "a product of the church culture of his time" where the focus was on the organisation rather than on people.
Brendan Comiskey's burial took place at Annyalla Cemetery in his native Co Monaghan.
