Memorial plaque to Clarissa McCarthy erected 'in the place she loved best'

A memorial plaque to Clarissa McCarthy who was drowned by her father nine years ago has been erected at the spot she loved and subsequently lost her life. Picture: Clarissa’s Cause

A memorial plaque to a three-year-old girl who was drowned by her father nine years ago has been erected at the spot she loved and subsequently lost her life.

Clarissa McCarthy was killed by her 50-year-old father Martin McCarthy who also took his own life on March 5, 2013, at Audley Cove close to their home outside Ballydehob, Co Cork.