A prayer service is organized in County Claire A mother and two children killed a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide Reflected in County.
45 -year -old Vanessa White, his 13 -year -old daughter Sarah Rutlage and his 14 -year -old son James Ruthalage died on Wednesday after being shot at her Maguersbridge home.
Ms. White was originally from Nagfield, County Claire.
Prayer service took place in the village of impeccable insemination in the village.
Shooting took place in a rural area at a distance of about 75 miles (121 km) to the west of Belfast and about eight miles from Aniskalen, the largest city in County.
Two of the victims were declared dead on the spot on Wednesday morning and one third died in the hospital.
A man – who is a member of the same house – is being treated for severe gunshot injuries at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Police said no arrests were made and it was not estimated that anyone would be made.
He said the investigation was in an initial stage, but a suspected triple murder and suicide attempt was a line of investigation for detectives.
On Saturday, police issued an appeal in relation The agitation of a silver marcedes between Maguersbridge and Newtownbutler a day before the firing.
‘Destroyed and broken’
Parish priest at Barefield, from Tom Fitzpatrick, said that a “cloud landed” over the community in the last few days.
Fr Fitzpatrick said he did not know Vanessa, because he had left the parish, but his mother knew Mary well.
“She is a great Parish woman, she is very involved in the community,” he said.
The priest said that the community was destroyed when this news came, but they came together at that time.
He said, “Like all of us rural communities, there are very close knit communities in Nagfield, when something for a person or a family, the entire community gather together,” he said.
During the service, Fr Fitzpatrick said: “The inexplicable tragedy affecting our parish is something that focuses on which it is very difficult to focus and get our mind from all around”.
He said, “A person affects a person or affects a particular family in parish, it affects everyone,” he said.
Fr Fitzpatrick said three candles burnt during service represent Ms. White and her two children and “the amount of light brought to the world”.
The priest said, “I know Vanessa was a woman who gave, and who gave, and who gave, and James and Sara were made light,” the priest said.
She said: “We remember Vanessa, not only the way she died, but she lived by life, her smile, her strength, her incredible powerful love for her children. She gave her to the very end.”
“We remember James and Sara, not only as a victim of violence, but also children who used to play and those who used to laugh and their favorite stories, of course I definitely, my favorite foods, definitely, and great dreams. Dreams that will never be fulfilled, but dreams matched because they were his.”
Fr Fitzpatrick said that Vanessa’s mother and her brothers and sisters had decided that it would be very painful to participate in it.
He said, “He felt that it could be easy for himself, and perhaps for themselves, if they were watching online from home. We are thinking about them very specially tonight,” he said.
He also paid tribute to people traveling from Fermanagh.
He said, “There are many people here due to our parish and there are many people beyond the limits of our parish.”
“There is an extended community here and I would like to mention those who have traveled from the north of Ireland tonight. You are particularly specially welcome here tonight.”
Anis Mary was in Howard’s Mayor service and said that last week incidents in the Farmanagh had shocked the local community.
“It was an incredibly poignant night, unreliable sad. You could feel sad, everyone felt sad. Everyone felt that they would like to remove some pain from the family. This is his worst dream,” he said.
“It is really heartbreaking and everyone’s heart is broken. Everyone is feeling pain. Everyone is completely proud.”
A tribute to Ms. White and her children was displayed in the All-Ayland final at Croc Park in Dublin on Sunday.
Ms. White was an experienced veterinary surgeon, at the time of her death she was employed by Stormont’s agriculture, environment and rural affairs (DAERA).
Both children attended the Aniskalen Royal Grammar School and were members of the local Gelic Athletic Association (GAA) teams and an Aniskin Cricket Club.
A book of mourning was opened on Friday morning at Maguiresbridge Primary School, where James and Sara participated first.
There was a vigilance It was held on Friday evening at the primary school ground.
‘Long Association’ with club
In a social media post, St. Joseph Door-Bearefield GAA Club said he was “shocked” and “unhappy” to hear of Vanessa and her two children.
It said that the White family had a “tall association” with the club and Ms. White herself was a “very skilled camogi player”.