The 14-year-old jumped from the window of the house in Rossfield Avenue, Tallaght, in the early hours of Sunday morning to alert neighbors to the bloodbath.
His older sister Lisa Cash, 18, and younger twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley, eight, were killed in the horrific attack and their brother Andy Cash, 24, has been accused of killing them in a horrific frenzy.
The survivor required hospital treatment after injuring his leg while jumping from the window, but was able to support the family at the ceremony for the victims at a local church where candles were lit and the rosary was said.
Their mother Margaret ‘Twink’ Cash McDonagh, 40, was previously seen crying as she held the photo and the family made a heartbreaking plea for everyone to remember the ‘forever young’ children.
Family friend Ned Collins told The Irish Sun of the teenage hero: “He is numb with grief but he is out of hospital and doing what he can to support Margaret.
“Margaret cannot speak, the grief is too much. He has barely been able to speak for three days. It’s awful, just awful.’
The children’s uncle, Martin McDonagh, said the family wanted to give the trio a proper farewell at their funeral tomorrow.
He told The Irish Mirror: “The funeral will be very big, thousands at it. Yes, they will get the layoff they deserve.
“For the three angels. They are angels and they go straight to heaven.’
Margaret ‘Twink’ Cash McDonagh (wearing black and holding a wooden frame) leans on the shoulder of a mourner during a vigil for her three children yesterday
Eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley were stabbed to death in their home in Ireland on Sunday morning.
Lisa Cash, 18, who along with her two younger siblings died in a violent incident at a house in Tallaght, Dublin
He added that Margaret couldn’t eat or sleep and “doesn’t know if she’s dreaming”, such is the shock of losing three of her beloved children.
The children’s older sister Margaret flew home on a 23-hour flight from Australia after learning of the tragedy.
Father Bill O’Shaughnessy told mourners at an earlier vigil: “Tonight is just a simple and gentle prayer to remember three beautiful young people, Chelsea, Christy and Lisa, and pray for each other in heavy and dark times that have hit this community and really just to be there for each other.”
The brothers will be laid to rest together at a joint funeral on Friday at St Aidan’s Church in Brookfield.
An online announcement read: “Tragically, at home. dear and beloved son and daughters of Margaret and the late Andy Cash and Billy Cawley and much loved brothers and sisters of Margaret and Mikey.
“Lisa, Chelsea and Christy will be forever loved and sadly missed by their sad family, grandparents Martin McDonagh, Martin and Mag, aunts, uncles, cousins, brother-in-law Michael , nephew Baby David, extended family and all the many. the friends.’
Nan Cawley, a relative of the children, wrote a touching poem dedicated to ‘Tallaght’s Angels’.
One line reads: “Three young lives cut short, With so much to give, Let’s not think how they died, Only how they lived.”
Appearing in court Monday afternoon, Cash said “no comment” when charged with murdering his three siblings.
Judge McNamara rejected a request by his lawyer to keep him in solitary confinement.
Andy Cash (pictured), 24, has been charged with murdering his sister, 18, and eight-year-old twin brothers in Dublin, as neighbors paid tribute to the tragic victims on Monday
Twins Chelsea and Christy Cawley, eight, and their older sister Lisa Cash, 18, were killed at their home in Rossfield Avenue, Tallaght. Pictured: Locals release balloons at a vigil for the three brothers, who died on Sunday morning
At around 9.20pm on Monday, Cash appeared before a special sitting of Dublin District Court, charged with three counts of murder.
Cash of Tallaght, south Dublin, stood when asked by Judge McNamara so she could formally identify him at the special hearing.
McNamara pinned Nash. He will appear before Cloverhill District Court at 10am on Friday via video link.
Cash allegedly stabbed Lisa when she tried to protect the twins, while their 14-year-old brother managed to escape through a window and call for help, the Irish Sun reported.
Lisa’s body was found at the bottom of the stairs with obvious stab wounds.
Lisa Cash, 18, and her two younger siblings, eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley
It is believed that older sister Lisa was babysitting at the time of their deaths.
Now, three local schools are united in grief and together try to find a way to explain the deaths of three young people to classmates and friends and minds too young to understand what happened in this house.
Balloons were released into the air in their memory, while students and friends broke down in tears as their parents struggled to find the words to comfort them.
The victims’ 14-year-old brother was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and their mother, a woman in her 40s, was released from hospital on Sunday and is being supported by her family.
Taoist Chief Micheál Martin offered his “deepest condolences” to their family and said the “terrible tragedy” had “left the nation shocked and deeply saddened”, while Garda Commissioner Drew Harris described the deaths as “horrific and traumatic”.
Flowers and candles left after a vigil outside a house on Rossfield Avenue in Tallaght, Dublin, where Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley died in a violent incident
Classmates are pictured watching the vigil for Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin sisters Christy and Chelsea Cawley
Mourners gathered in droves to leave candles, messages and flowers along the wall outside the home where the three were murdered
Mourning couple share poignant hug at vigil for Lisa Cash and eight-year-old twin sisters Chelsea and Christy Crawley
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said: “What we are all reading in the papers and hearing on TV and radio programs is more than just a terrifyingly tragic and devastating scenario.”
“Three young beautiful lives will be snuffed out in one night… We think especially of this community, but I think it’s something that has shocked the whole country.
“Our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to the family, to their poor mom and the 14-year-old boy, to all their neighbors, to all their friends, to the students going back to school today, where there will be two empty desks where the beautiful twins have only been back to school for the past few days.
“I think the whole nation has it all in our thoughts.”
Neighbors said they will never forget what they saw and heard in the early hours of Sunday.
A neighbour, who did not want to give his name, said he was watching TV when he was alerted to scenes outside.
“I went outside and I could see the Gardai with their guns out. We couldn’t understand what was going on. It was very traumatic to see it all happen.
“They were a wonderful, beautiful family. Our granddaughter sometimes played with the children outside in the street.
“None of us slept that night. The world won’t get over this. The community is badly shaken, mentally and physically. The guards did very well that night. They should be given medals. And the paramedics fought and fought so hard to save them. “Lisa was a beautiful young girl and she did everything she could to save these children.”
Outside the house are photos of the three, showing Christy and Chelsea making their first Holy Communion, among the long line of floral tributes.
Photo: Dozens of mourners attended the vigil to pay their respects to the tragic victims who lost their lives in a violent incident on Sunday
Another neighbor earlier told the Irish Daily Mail that her daughter had been playing with Christy and Chelsea just two days before.
“It was the first day I let her play on the corner – right below their house.”
Her young daughter continued the story: “We played hide and seek down there. We had a good time. I can’t believe it – that he’s not here now.”
Another neighbour, who also asked not to be named, told the Mail: ‘Their brother who was at home went to get help. He is their hero. There are no words to describe what we saw and what happened.
“The whole community will need counseling now.”
Another neighbour, who also asked not to be named, told the Irish Daily Mail: “There are no words to describe what we saw and what happened. The whole community will need counseling now.’
People watch a vigil outside a house on Rossfield Avenue in Tallaght, Dublin, where Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley died in a violent incident.
St Aidan’s headteacher Kevin Shortall paid tribute to Lisa, saying she was “a quiet, beautiful young lady, very diligent, hardworking, got on with her work, was a great support to her friends in times of trouble. .
“She is remembered as one of the most honest, genuine young people, full of integrity and no fuss, no drama around her.
“I think she was babysitting at the time and that would be something she was so good at.
“He was the kind of person you could trust. That was the person Lisa was.
“We all just meet and shake our heads and give each other hugs and stuff like that. It’s a very difficult morning.’
Mr Shortall said he had contacted the headteacher of the primary school Christy and Chelsea attended about how to respond to the “unprecedented” tragedy.
On Sunday, the Brookfield Community Center opened to allow people to gather…
