Liam and Noel Gallagher, of the band Oasis, were left to mourn their grandmother undisturbed at her funeral in Charlestown, Co Mayo, yesterday.
The brothers, as famous for their personal lives as for their music, were able to wander comfortably around the church grounds without any intrusion from fans or members of the media, as their grandmother, Ms Margaret Sweeney, was laid to rest at the age of 79.
The rock stars, both of whom have recently become fathers and both of whom have since separated from their wives, Patsy Kensit and Meg Matthews, stayed in Ashford Castle during their visit. They are expected to return to the UK today.
During the funeral mass, the two brothers sat in the front row with family mourners and each carried a bouquet of flowers to their grandmother's grave.
At the graveside, people were slow to approach the two brothers who spent a lot of time standing together, wearing sunglasses and smoking cigarettes.
Only Noel's long hair distinguished him from his brother Liam, as both were dressed remarkably alike, and, as one mourner commented, they were both "very small lads, not big lads at all".
The parish priest, Canon Liam Cawley, said afterwards he was pleased to see that the wishes of the Sweeney family for privacy had been respected. "The Irish always respect the dead," he added.
Outside the church grounds, as funeral proceedings drew to a close, hundreds of children finishing school for the day filed by, apparently oblivious to the presence of the two rock stars.
On Wednesday, having arrived in Ireland, the two were settled snugly in Matt Molloy's bar in Westport, where they spent the evening socialising.
On Thursday they attended the removal of their grandmother's remains and then moved to KD's pub in Charlestown, where they chatted with the locals.
Yesterday morning, prior to the funeral, they walked the streets of Charlestown, stopping now and then to talk to people.