Legendary jockey Paul Carberry has taken part in a touching tribute to well known racehorse trainer Andy Lynch at his funeral in Meath.
The hugely popular Lynch passed away aged 76 on Thursday following a long battle with cancer.
He spent many years as an head man to Noel Meade before taking out his own training licence 15 years ago supported by builder and owner Chris Jones.
Jones, who enjoyed Grade 1 success with the Lynch-trained Zabana tweeted a picture of Carberry and his son Andrew leading his funeral cortege on horseback.
Carberry was dressed in the Ward Union Hunt apparel as the late Lynch was also whipper-in with the Meath-based Hunt, originally joining them in 1964.
Jones junior was also decked out in the family's ' iconic maroon and white silks, carried to victory at Cheltenham by horses like Klarion Davis and What A Charm.
Jones remarked in the tweet: "What a day today ! Andrew & Paul leading Andy to the Church in Dunsany . A pure Legend, we will all miss the crack so much ! Never forget the man."
Lynch's passing saddened the racing community in Ireland and jockeys wore black armbands at Navan's meeting on Saturday as a mark of respect.
His grandnephew Keith Donoghue rode the first winner and tearfully dedicated his triumph to Lynch, who was buried a few hours later in Dunsany.
Carberry was Meade's number one when Lynch worked at his Tu Va stables and the pair remained great friends ever since.
The legendary rider this week said in the Racing Post : "Andy was a great man. I've known him for a long, long time and we were great pals. I went to see him last Saturday and again on Wednesday and I'm awfully sad to see him pass away.
"He was a character and we did an awful lot of hunting together over the years. They were great times and some fantastic memories to look back upon."
His former boss Noel Meade also added: "Andy was a one-off, an absolute star. He must have been with me for over 20 years and we had some wonderful times together.
"I went to see him last Wednesday and we had a great chat. I said to him when you get better you'll have to come down to the yard for a visit. He turned to me and said, 'Sure everybody is calling to see me so I must be dying!' He never lost his wit. He was a great, great man. A one-off. He will be dearly missed.
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