One of Northern Ireland's 'disappeared', Kevin McKee was buried today in Belfast, 43 years after he went missing just before his 17th birthday.
Speaking at the funeral, the priest Father Michael Murtagh was quoted by the Belfast Telegraph as saying:
"We acknowledge 43 years of pain, of wondering, of uncertainty and not knowing what had happened."
"It is important to have a Christian burial, but when you are doing it 43 years late it can take on a whole new meaning."
"It is important for Kevin and it is important for his family that we do this and we do it well."
Kevin's remains, along with those of 25 year old Seamus Wright, were found in bog land in Coghalstown in June.
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