Who performed the funeral mass for Larkin?
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John Charles McQuaid
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John Charles McQuaid performed the funeral mass for Larkin. McQuaid was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin at the time of Larkin's death and was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church in Ireland. He was also a staunch opponent of Larkin and his trade union movement, and had publicly denounced him on several occasions.
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