Eddie had left the house he shared with his father, Patrick, and seven siblings at about 10.30am to play with a friend. The head of the family, 74-year-old Patrick Dunphy, was left as the sole guardian of the children. On the morning of December 19th, less than 8 weeks after Eddie’s death, John got up early and ate his breakfast, polished his boots and went out to play. Curiously, when Eddie’s coffin was taken out of the ground, the breastplate read “John Dunphy”. This story is part of the Lost Leads series - a revisiting of lesser-known stories that have made the pages of The Irish Times since 1859.

Source: The Irish Times April 08, 2018 07:52 UTC