Heartbroken friends of two men who died when their car ploughed into a river have been paying tribute to them.
Nineteen-year-old Tadgh Murphy and 40-year-old Michael Bowen died in the horror accident outside the Cork village of Glengarriff in the early hours of Monday.
The Volkswagen Jetta car that Tadgh was driving left the road a mile outside the town and careered down a 20-foot slope before ending on its roof in three feet of water.
Two other passengers survived including one man who was still being treated in hospital for injuries yesterday.
The other survivor was hailed a hero for pulling him from the submerged wreck.
Tadgh and Michael were unable to free themselves from the car.
Today local people who knew them described them in online tributes as “two legends.”
Others described the deaths as “heartbreaking” and left simple rest in peace messages while a friend posted a photo of Tadgh with pals at a wedding and said: “Rest easy Tidge.”
The tragic teenager was studying biophysics and chemistry in Trinity College in Dublin.
Gardai are still investigating the tragedy and have appealed for witnesses.
