Two separate funerals will be held for father and children

The father and his two sons who died in an alleged murder-suicide at his family’s home in North Cork will be buried in the next few days at two separate funerals.

Gardaí believes Mark O’Sullivan (26) was shot to death while lying in bed at the family home Monday by his brother or father, apparently as part of a dispute over a will according to the Irish Times.

His father Tadhg O’Sullivan (59) and his brother Diarmuid (23) appear to have gone to a field some distance from the house in Assolas between Kanturk and Castlemagner, where they appear to have killed themselves.

All three men are survived by Ann O’Sullivan, described in the death notices as the “heartbroken wife” of Mr. O’Sullivan and the “heartbroken mother” of Mark and Diarmuid.

A private requiem mass for Tadhg and Diarmuid O’Sullivan will be held at St Mary’s Church in Castlemagner on Friday afternoon, with burial afterward at the nearby St Bridget Cemetery.

Mark O’Sullivan will be interred after a funeral mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Kanturk on Saturday afternoon, which will also be private for family members.

His burial will take place at an undisclosed location.

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Both sets of funerals will be held in accordance with current HSE and government guidelines on Covid-19. Mark O’Sullivan’s funeral will be streamed live and can be viewed at https://www.churchservices.tv/kanturk.

There are no live streaming facilities at St Mary’s Church in Castlemagner, but members of the local community are expected to pay their respects to Tadhg and Diarmuid O’Sullivan by lining the streets of the village.

The local parish priest, Canon Toby Bluitt, said that the people of Kanturk and Castlemagner parishes expressed their deepest condolences to Ms. O’Sullivan “on the tragic loss of her husband, Tadhg and their children, Mark and Diarmuid.” .

“We are all shocked and stunned by this heartbreaking news. We pray for the Lord’s comfort for Ann and her family and we pray for God’s mercy for Tadhg, Diarmuid and Mark. May they rest in peace, ”he said in a notice posted on the parish’s Facebook page.

Garda investigations into the three killings are continuing, and Gardaí was satisfied after post-mortem examinations that one of the three men was shot multiple times.

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