
The funeral of community activist and peacemaker Fr Des Wilson has taken place at Corpus Christi Church in west Belfast.
Fr Wilson, who died this week at the age of 94, was well-known for setting up the Springhill Community House in Ballymurphy and educating young disadvantaged people.
Hundreds turned out for his funeral on Saturday morning.
Fr Wilson was brought up in the Ormeau Road and spent some 54 years as a cleric in west Belfast.
He was spiritual director at St Malachy's before moving to St John's Parish.
Fr Wilson also worked tirelessly for peace, and with the late Fr Alec Reid he tried to mediate between various republican groups and to attempt dialogue with loyalist paramilitaries.
Speaking after his death, former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said: "He was hugely respected and loved as a priest, a community activist, an educator, a defender of people’s rights, an author, dramatist and writer.
"He was also a man of great courage, a good neighbour, and a decent human being."