Mourners spoke of the loss of the “greatest, most intelligent, charming son” a mother could have had.

Mourners at the funeral of one of the three family members who died in an alleged murder-suicide at their Co Cork home have heard that their future was supposed to be “full of possibilities.”

The funeral mass for Mark O’Sullivan, 26, was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Kanturk on Saturday afternoon, following the decision to hold a separate funeral for his father Tadg and brother Diarmuid.

The funeral for Tadg, 59, and Diarmuid, 23, took place Friday afternoon at St Mary’s Church in Castlemagner, followed by their burial in St Bridget’s Cemetery.

The three men died Monday at their family home in Assolas, near Kanturk, in what is understood to be a tragedy caused by an inheritance dispute.

Father Toby Bluitt, parish priest of Kanturk, told mourners gathered at Immaculate Conception Church that pain is never an easy burden to bear, and never more so than when it is presented in such “untimely, shocking and tragic ways.

“We are meeting in such pain today, carrying a burden that not only appears to be, but is actually overwhelming,” he said.

“We come together to comfort and support each other in our common loss. We come together to make sense of nonsense. “

Father Bluitt told the congregation that he was reiterating many of the words he had spoken at the funerals of Mark’s brother and father on Friday because the “reality of this heartbreaking loss” had not changed.

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

The priest added: “Like all of you, I too am struggling to make sense of this life-changing tragedy.”

Mourners heard that Mark had 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) and graduated in 2017,” said Fr Bluitt.

“He was a trainee lawyer preparing to complete his final exams. UL honored him this week and underscored the shock felt within the UL community, where Mark was highly regarded. “

Father Bluitt also said that life was “full of possibilities” for Mark.

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

“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.”

A friend of Mark’s described him as “the best son a mother could have.”

In a letter read on behalf of her friend Sharmila Rahman, who studied with the 26-year-old, she said the bond between Mark and his mother Anne was “unbreakable.”

“Mark had such a big heart and so much love to give,” she said. “As a friend, I know, but I can’t imagine how much effort and love he put into being Anne’s son.”

She said that she met Mark when they studied law at the University of Limerick and has been “drawn” to him ever since for his “kindness, sense of humor and ability to make you feel at home.”

Ms. Rahman described him as “caring and selfless,” so much so that he earned the nickname “Mother Mark.”

Mourners heard: “I try to put into words how strong our friendship was and how wonderful Mark was as a person. To say that he was incredible seems an injustice to who he really was. He was charming, funny, caring, kind, selfless, hardworking, honest, smart, but also so much more.

Words cannot describe Mark for what he was. There are no words to describe a person like him. “But anyone who knew him knows that it was a blessing to have him in their lives and how amazing he was.

“Mark you are my best friend forever, I love you.”

Mark O’Sullivan was discovered in the family home, while Diarmuid was found dead with his father Tadg, in a field 500 meters from the family home.

All three had suffered gunshot wounds.

A detailed 12-page note was found in Diarmuid’s body, which the Gardai are examining for more evidence.

Gardai has indicated that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

They were alerted to the incident around 6.30 a.m. Monday after Tadg’s wife and the two men’s mother, Anne, raised the alarm that guns may have been fired in their home.