The quiet lives and shocking deaths of three brothers known as the saints

Known locally as the saints, Willie, Paddy, and Johnny Hennessy lived quiet lives. The only remarkable thing about them was the shocking circumstances in which they died 

Brothers Willie and Paddy Hennessy from Curraghgorm near Kildorrery in Co Cork pictured in 2009 who were killed by their brother Johnny before he took his own life. Picture: Seán Burke/Provision

To the outside world, the most remarkable thing about the lives of Willie, Paddy,  and Johnny Hennessy is the manner in which their lives ended.

They were, according to the close network of friends and family who knew and cared about them, ordinary, decent, and hardworking men.