Family who suffered past tragedies left in shock by deaths of couple

When Jim and Marie Quigley moved from Dundalk to its rural environs, they named their new home after their son who tragically drowned as a child.

Now, San Aidene (Saint Aidan) is at the centre of another appalling family tragedy, after Marie, aged 68, was subjected to a fatal assault there on Monday afternoon.

Sources said that Marie (née Beagan) had been “bludgeoned” to the head and gardaí are satisfied her death came at the hands of her husband.