Show Notes
In September 2021 56 year old Eileen O’ Sullivan and her 24 year old son Jamie were killed by partner and father Mossie O’ Sullivan. He then took his own life.
A familicide that left a rural Irish community reeling – there are still no definitive answers to why Mossie O’Sullivan did what he did.
This is the story of the O’Sullivan Family.
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References Lixnaw murder-suicide: Kerry victim's niece says deaths left 'a hole in our lives' - SundayWorld.com
Lixnaw funeral Mass hears Eileen O’Sullivan and her son Jamie were ‘kind and gentle’ – The Irish Times
Lixnaw inquests: Friend noticed Mossie O'Sullivan 'was not himself' hours before killings
Kerry murder-suicide: 'Jamie lay there as if he was just asleep'
Call for help as community reels from Lixnaw tragedy
Kerry inquest hears 'entire family wiped out' in tragedy that had 'colossal impact' on community - Irish Mirror Online
Friends of son killed in Kerry tragedy say he was 'the loveliest person' as family named - Cork Beo
‘Words inadequate’ as mother and son laid to rest in Co Kerry | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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