Locally named three brothers found dead in alleged murder-suicide in Cork

The three brothers found dead after an alleged murder and suicide in North Cork have been named locally as Johnny, 59, Paddy, 60, and Willie Hennessy, 66.

The bodies of two of the men were found at a farm in Corrogorm near Mitchelstown after gardai was informed of fears for their safety Thursday night.

Armed units entered and discovered one body outside before the second was found in a nearby barn.

It is believed that an ax was used to kill them.

The scene was preserved and a search was started to try to locate the third man.

This morning, the details of a red Toyota Corolla – registration 03 WW 1556 – were released and it was soon located about 3 km away on an unrelated farm near St. Joseph’s Church.

A second scene was cordoned off as the Garda helicopter scanned the area from above to try to locate the third brother.

Around noon, a third body was located in a nearby river.

It is understood that there was a dispute between the brothers regarding the 60-acre farm.

In an earlier statement, a Garda spokesperson said: “Dr. Margot Bolster, Locum’s assistant state pathologist will attend the scene and post-mortems will be performed at Cork University Hospital.

“An appeal from the Garda Síochána to anyone with information about the incidents that occurred last night to contact the investigating Gardai at Mitchelstown Garda station 025 84833, the confidential Garda number 1800 666 111 or at any Garda station” .