Clodagh Phelan, the 11-year-old who died on July 22 after a tragic accident while on holiday with her family in Spain, will be laid to rest in her native Co Wicklow this Sunday, July 28.
Clodagh, who was from Newbawn, Rathdrum in Co Wicklow, is remembered as the "darling only daughter of her heartbroken parents Liam and Valerie and dearly loved sister of Will and David" in a notice on RIP.ie.
She will be forever missed by her devoted grandparents, aunts and uncles, her many and much-loved cousins, her schoolmates, her teammates, and her wide community of close and extended relatives, friends, and neighbors, the notice says.
Clodagh will be reposing at her home, A67 TH59, on Saturday from 2 pm to 8 pm.
A funeral service for Clodagh will take place on Sunday at 12 pm in Holy Trinity Church in Castlemacadam, Avoca, followed by burial in Ballinatone Cemetery, Rathdrum. House is strictly private on Sunday morning.
A recording of the funeral service will be available to view from 6 pm on Sunday.
Messages of condolence can be left online here via RIP.ie.
"Sleep in peace, Clodagh, our little angel," the notice concludes.
Clodagh Phelan.
Clodagh and her family were staying at the Club Mac Hotel in Alcúdia, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, at the time of her unfortunate death on Monday.
“We are investigating the death of an 11-year-old Irish girl who died after plunging from a seventh-floor terrace at a hotel in Alcúdia," a spokesperson for Spain's Civil Guard in Mallorca told The Irish Mirror on Monday.
"The first emergency calls came in around 6:45 this morning.”
The Irish Mirror further reported on Monday that local police in Alcúdia, who are employed by the town hall and were among the first on the scene, said in a statement: "Around 6:45 this morning an alert was received saying a person had fallen from the balcony of their apartment on the Mac Hotels hotel complex.
"Immediately officers from this police unit as well as the Civil Guard and paramedics went to the scene.
"Once they were there they discovered an 11-year-old Irish girl who was already dead and had fallen from a seventh-floor balcony for reasons which are still being investigated.
"We wish to send our condolences to the family of this young girl. Rest in peace."
On Monday, Parnell Athletics Club, based in Co Wicklow, said it was "truly heartbroken" to share the "devastating news" of Clodagh's tragic passing.
"Clodagh was a beautiful, spirited child and a great athlete who excelled in many sports, not just athletics," the club said.
Taoiseach Simon Harris also shared his condolences:
So sad to hear of the tragic loss of Clodagh Phelan. So much promise and personality snatched away in a terrible accident. Thoughts with her family and community at this truly awful time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. https://t.co/oQB7rmgLUE
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) July 22, 2024
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