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Sean Lynch, Paula Walsh and John O’Rahilly, pictured with the Honda Goldwing 1800 Trike Motorcycle Hearse outside Hogan’s Funeral Home this week.
A LOCAL funeral director is changing the way things are done by being the first in Kerry to introduce a motorcycle hearse service.
Sean Lynch, who owns Hogan’s Funeral Home in the heart of Tralee, is keen to have a range of different options available to customers by offering something alternative to families who want a fitting tribute for their departed loved ones.
Combining his love of motorbikes and the business, he has just purchased a carriage style hearse, a Honda Goldwing 1800 Trike Motorcycle – believed to be the first of its kind in Munster. It is fully enclosed and decked with a walnut bed and leather lining.
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“I always wanted to bring a unique service to Kerry,” Sean, who bought his first motorbike aged 16, said. “Motorcycles are like your first love – you never forget.”
Sean knew there was a niche in the market and spent the last two years searching worldwide for the right one until he eventually found it – a black Honda Goldwing 1800 Trike Motorcycle and separate carriage which has been getting curious glances and admirers outside the business this past week.
The trike goes in front with a carriage carrying the coffin behind it, he explained. Sean’s goal is to make the motorcycle hearse available to everyone, not just members of the biking community.
“It is a stylish alternative for members of the biking community – but non members, both male and female young and old, have asked me if they can use it when their time comes.”
A driver can be provided but the service can also, at times, allow a family member drive their loved on their final journey, he added.
“It’s open to everyone to use including available to hire to any funeral director. We want to exceed our customers’ expectations by providing a range of alternative services whether it’s a regular hearse, horse and carriage, motorcycle hearse or any other mode of transport requested such as trucks, tractors and limousines”
Sean has been in the funeral business for over 30 years starting with Lynch’s Funeral Home in Castlegregory, which he still runs to this day.
He was keen to expand and in 2021 purchased Hogan’s Funeral Home on the North Circular Road, a well known and established business run by Gerard Hogan and John O’Rahilly for many decades until Gerard’s death in January 2020.
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