The discovery of an elderly couple dead in their home in Cloneen, Co. Tipperary left locals and the country in shock.
Nicholas (Nick) and Hilary Smith, aged 81 and 79 respectively, originally from the UK, were found dead in separate rooms of the house on Monday.
The white pebble-dashed detached bungalow is situated along a rural road between the villages of Cloneen on the R692 Kilkenny to Cashel Road and Mullinahone, around 15km from Clonmel and 35km from Kilkenny city.