Kanturk mourners said they will ‘never be the same again’ while Mark O’Sullivan was buried

Those who loved Mark O’Sullivan were told they would “never be the same again” as the adored 26-year-old was buried in North Cork.

Distraught mother Anne O’Sullivan attended her second funeral in two days after the horrific double-suicide murder at her family’s home on Monday.

Only 25 people were able to enter Kanturk’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, while many more lined the city quietly as Mark, 26, had his own separate service from his father and brother on Friday.

Father Toby Bluitt once again took on the difficult process as he tried to comfort a distressed community that is still trying to “make sense of the nonsense.”

Mark, 26, had completed a master’s degree in business law last year and was on his way to becoming a lawyer.

He had been very involved in his university life and made many friends in Ireland and beyond the world who were unable to travel due to restrictions.

Father Bluitt spoke of the pain in the community and once again sent his condolences to the distraught mother Anne and the extended family.

He told the mourners: “Today we meet in so much pain, carrying a burden that not only appears to be, but is in fact overwhelming.

“We come together to comfort and support each other in our common loss.

“We come together to make sense of nonsense.

“We join Bishop Crean in offering our deepest condolences to Anne, extended family and relatives.

“We ask that you keep them in your prayers as you strive to navigate this path of unexpected loss and heartbreak.

“We welcome friends, neighbors and all those who due to current restrictions cannot be with us in person here today.

“I would like to welcome and thank my colleague, Father John Magner, for his ministry to the family during this difficult week and for joining me today to offer the funeral Mass for Mark.”

Father Bluitt said that Mark, Diarmuid and Tadgh were all “equally loved by God” and envisioned a future “full of possibilities” that could have been for the brothers.

He said: “The shock, the numbness, the devastation, it was impossible to imagine and the news of the loss of three lives was incomprehensible.”

“Mark attended school in Ballyhass and Kanturk like his younger brother Diarmuid and also socialized at Castlemagner.

“He studied law at the University of Limerick (UL), graduating in 2017. He was a trainee lawyer preparing to complete his final exams. UL paid tribute to him this week and underscored the impact he felt within the UL community. , where Mark was very considerate of.

“One could imagine that life was full of possibilities for him.

“You could also say that Mark touched the lives of many people along the way as he traveled through life.

“His life and death have changed them all and they will never be the same again.

“So today, gathered in our grief, we do not minimize the loss of these three lives by trying to provide easy answers.

“Because there are no answers.”

On Friday, Diarmuid, 22, and Tadgh, 59, hosted a joint service at St Mary’s Church in Castlemagner.

The locals stood vigil outside as Anne joined family members as they entered to say their final goodbye.

About 100 people lined the trails to pay their respects to the couple who were found dead in a fairy fort next to the family home after shooting Mark in his room.

Anne had woken up to the sound of gunfire and tried to flee before they caught up with her and her cell phone was smashed.

They then reportedly told her of their plan to commit suicide before letting her go.

The bitter dispute broke out weeks ago after Anne revealed her plan to leave her 2 million euro farm to the eldest son Mark in her will.

The arguments had become so heated that the brothers exchanged letters from lawyers.

Mark left the house with Anne three weeks ago and they had only gotten back there last Sunday at 4pm.

About 14 hours later, Tadgh and Diarmuid broke into his room and shot him dead before Anne fled and raised the alarm to the neighbors.

Gardai responded to the scene and a negotiation team was dispatched, but after a few hours of trying to make contact, they came in and found Mark around 1 p.m.

It wasn’t long after Tadgh and Diarmuid found themselves in a fairy fort next to the house. Only when Diarmuid was brought to the morgue was a long suicide note found.

The family had never had any prior dealings with the Gardai, but officers were aware of the firearms that were registered and in legal possession.

The O’Sullivans were well known and although they mainly kept to themselves, Tadgh grew up a few miles away in Lombardstown and Anne grew up in Assolas.