Dublin's Liberties mourns Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker at funeral

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Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, 81, was buried Thursday after a simple funeral in Dublin's Liberties, where locals lined streets to honor "Queen of the Liberties." Fricker, star of My Left Foot, won an Oscar. Mourners remembered her as unpretentious and kind; service included music, readings, and a prayer she wrote, thanking family, arts community, locals, and her dogs. Attendees included actor Brendan Gleeson and Peter and Jim Sheridan, whose film My Left Foot won her the Oscar. She was buried to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock"; friend Joan Bergin praised her skill at snooker.


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