The Oscar-winning musician died in a motorcycle accident last Wednesday, July 29, leaving the world devastated.
The 56-year-old is survived by his wife, Maire, and their three-year-old son, Christy.
On Tuesday, mourners gathered at St Patrick’s Cathedral for an emotional farewell to the Falling Slowly singer.
Among the speakers during the mass was Maire, who wed Glen in 2022.
Speaking before grievers, Maire began by extending thanks to the Gardaí and emergency services, as well as friends and family.
"I can find no adjective for the kind of support the family has been shown this past week," Maire said,. "The word is hidden somewhere in the look in people’s eyes and in the depth of their good deeds.
"None of this could have been done without you. Most of whom, I’ve not even met yet.
"I owe my deepest gratitude to all our good friends who have spared no effort to guide me through this time."
Thousands gathered outside St. Patrick's Cathedral to remember Glen Hansard.
Paying homage to her late husband, a visibly struggling Maire said: "As Glen’s wife, I want to thank him for the life we shared, searching for truth and beauty side by side. We found it in our son, Christy."
The poet explained that Christy was not in attendance, sharing: "He is too young to witness or understand an event of such scale. The bright spirit he inherited from his father is with us."
Maire’s brief but emotional eulogy concluded with a poem she wrote "for Glen in return for the songs he wrote for me."
"Come to me with beauty, I require it to stay alive, I’m not talking of precious gifts, or do I want a dolled up dutiful and well-assessed array of tender words.
"Hurl the clash of what you have pocketed from this day at my feet, and then be brave enough to look me in the eye.
"Push the boundary of two minds until it stretches, until there are two bodies in one embrace and a moment of understanding or acceptance of blind fate and a sense of the infinite jump and jive.
"That to me is beauty, and I require it to stay alive."
Maire’s words came not long after Glen’s brother, Richard, paid tribute to The Frames frontman.
They were followed by Glen’s brother Gary extending thanks and singing a rendition of "I Can See God", with Frank Killeen playing the guitar.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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