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Mass held for plane crash doctor | Mass held for plane crash doctor |
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A memorial Mass has been held in Saintfield for the County Down doctor killed in the Air France plane crash. | A memorial Mass has been held in Saintfield for the County Down doctor killed in the Air France plane crash. |
Eithne Walls, 28, from Ballygowan, was among 216 passengers on the plane which went down en route from Rio to Paris. | Eithne Walls, 28, from Ballygowan, was among 216 passengers on the plane which went down en route from Rio to Paris. |
Her uncle Fr Michael Gourty said her family would miss "her easy smile and her dancing feet". | Her uncle Fr Michael Gourty said her family would miss "her easy smile and her dancing feet". |
He told the congregation at Mary Mother of the Church, Saintfield, that Eithne "flew into people's lives and after too short a time flew out again". | |
Dr Walls died along with her friends Aisling Butler, from Roscrea, County Tipperary, and Jane Deasy from Dublin. | Dr Walls died along with her friends Aisling Butler, from Roscrea, County Tipperary, and Jane Deasy from Dublin. |
The three women, who had all graduated in medicine from Trinity College Dublin in 2007, were returning from holiday. | The three women, who had all graduated in medicine from Trinity College Dublin in 2007, were returning from holiday. |
Dr Walls, who worked in the Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital, was also a talented Irish dancer. | Dr Walls, who worked in the Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital, was also a talented Irish dancer. |
She had spent a year with Riverdance on Broadway, New York, before going on to university. | She had spent a year with Riverdance on Broadway, New York, before going on to university. |