Posted by Clodagh Hawe’s family has applied to demolish the house where Alan Hawe murdered her and her three sons before taking his own life, planning to replace it with a memorial garden.
The house where Alan Hawe murdered his wife Clodagh and her three sons before taking his own life could be demolished, under plans lodged by Clodagh’s family.
Clodagh’s grieving mum Mary Coll recently lodged an application with council planners to tear down the house, reports Anglo Celt.
The family envisions replacing the house with a landscaped memorial garden on the site, which is located near Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan.
Mary told Anglo Celt: “It can’t be left stand there forever the way it is, what it reminds people of. For all that it has taken from this world. I’ll never go near it, so it has to be something that’s easily maintained. We don’t ever want anyone to build a house on it again.”The plan emerged on the eighth anniversary of the murder-suicide. On August 28, 2016, Clodagh and her three sons, 13-year-old Liam, Niall (11) and Ryan, aged six were found dead in their home. Alan, 40, left a note admitting he had murdered them and subsequently took his own life.
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