The Cavan Weekly News - Friday, March 9, 1877 THE FUNERAL OF O'MAHONY Dublin, Sunday The funeral of John O'MAHONY took place today, and the programme of the committee was fully carried out. As a "national demonstration" it fell short of the M'MANUS funeral, both in point of numbers and the material of which the procession was composed. The weather was fine, and the people enjoyed the holiday. The committee had a long time to perfect their arrangements, and they went in for the preservation of order and decorum as much as possible and they have in a great measure succeeded. They issued orders that the bands should not play anything but funeral music, an injunction rendered necessary by the fact that, on the occasion of bringing in the body, some of the amateur bands played "Nora Creina" and other unsuitable music. For the past week the "Dead March" has been on rehearsed, and some of the city bands played it to-day with average ability. The processionists marched four deep, wearing mourning badges and laurel leaves. Some of the trades carried their banners. They assembled at ten o'clock in Beresford Place, at the rear of the Custom-house, where the procession was formed, and they traversed the whole city, attracting a large crowd of spectators. The coffin of O'Mahony was placed in a hearse drawn by six horses. The procession started at eleven o'clock, and passed through Abbey-street, from the Mechanics' Institute, through Gardiner-street, Talbot-street, Earl-street, Sackville-street, the northern line of quays, through Steeven's-lane, James's-street, Thomas-street, Corn-market, High-street, Christchurch-place, Castle-street, Cork-hill, Dame-street, College green, Westmoreland-street, Sackville-street, Cavendish-row, Rutland-square East, Frederick-street, Blessington-street, and on to Glasnevin Cemetery. The number of processionists did not exceed 5,000 or 6,0000, but there were thousands of spectators. There were a considerable umber of young men, who seem to have a mania for marching and music whenever they get the chance. Today they had it, and made the best of it. What the use of it all is nobody can see, inasmuch as the sensible portion of the Dublin people unquestionably regard such demonstrations as extremely silly. It is, perhaps, a sort of recreation for the people; but such proceedings have ceased, beyond doubt, to have any political significance. After a long march through the city the cemetery at Glasnevin was at length reached, at half-past five o'clock, and in a newly-made grave, close to the grave of M'Manus, and not far from the memorial cross erected to the memory of the three men executed at Manchester, the body was placed. Charles KICKHAM, who had been one of the Fenian convicts, delivered an address, in which he eulogized O'Mahony as a pure-hearted patriot. The cemetery was, of course, invaded by some thousands of people, who, doubtless, without any disposition to trample upon the grass, could not in some instances avoid do so owning to the pressure, but they were not permitted to bring any bands or flags into the cemetery, or display any emblems. A special notice was posted to this effect. In connection with the whole proceeding there were few incidents to chronicle. The public have by this time a pretty accurate idea of what such processions are, and detailed descriptions of them are needless. The O'Mahony funeral resembled in some measure the M'Manus funeral, but it was not equal in numbers. It was orderly, and the bands in obedience to the committee, did not play passing places of worship. If they had done so it would have brought them into contact with the police, who did not at all interfered with the procession. A large reserve force was in readiness at the several stations throughout the city if occasion had arisen for police interference. The passing of the procession through the city occupied six hours. There was a remarkable absence of some of the principal Dublin trades. No trade banners were displayed, but there were a considerable number of small bannerettes, with the words "God Save Ireland." (County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project)