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.

Information and support

·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans

·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA

·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid

·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247

·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America

·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

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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