There was heartbreak and shock at a small town in Co. Cavan after news emerged that a family of five, including three children, had been found dead at their home in Ballyjamesduff.
The bodies of Alan and Clodagh Hawe, who were both teachers, and their three boys Niall, 11, Ryan, six and 13-year-old Liam were found after a relative was unable to gain entry into their home on Monday morning.
The case is being treated as a murder-suicide, and police released a statement saying “the most likely scenario is that one person in that house may have caused the death of the others."
The story about the family in Cavan is horrific, so sad ..just goes to show ya you don't know what people are dealing with
— Gareth Mc Geown (@McGeown2) August 31, 2016
Alan, who was in his 40s, and Clodagh, who was in her 30s had been married for 15 years, and are to be buried alongside their three children at St Mary’s Church in Castlerahan.
The family will be reposing at Finnegans Funeral Home in Cavan Town from 3.00-8.00pm this Friday, according to the Mirror, and Father Felim Kelly will say the funeral mass on Saturday at 4.00pm.
According to reports, Alan Hawe had left a letter explaining why he killed his wife and three young sons – a letter that was only to be opened by relatives.
“He left his reason for the people he loved," a friend told the Mirror.
The Hawe family will be buried together in Castlerahan, Cavan after 4pm funeral mass on Saturday. Remains reposing in Cavan town Friday 3-8
— Mick McCaffrey (@mccaffreymick) August 31, 2016
