By Annabel Grossman for MailOnline A community reeling from the stabbing of two nine-year-old boys in an apparent murder-suicide has paid tribute to the twin brothers. Sheila Cagney, the principal of the school attended by Thomas and Patrick O'Driscoll, described the boys as 'loving, energetic and full of fun'. The brothers were found dead in their small, detached bungalow on the edge of Charleville, County Cork, Ireland, yesterday in what appears to be an appalling family tragedy. Brothers Thomas and Patrick O'Driscoll were described as 'loving, energetic' boys who were 'full of fun' The brothers were found dead in their small, detached bungalow on the edge of Charleville, County Cork, Ireland, yesterday in what appears to be an appalling family tragedy
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Community in shock following stabbing of Thomas and Patrick O'Driscoll
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Brothers  found dead in their bungalow in Charleville, County Cork, Ireland
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Older brother Jonathan, 22, fled the scene and  found dead  an hour later
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Twins' bodies 'were found by younger siblings' at the home
As the whole community of Charleville, north @placeholder, struggles to come to terms with the deaths, staff and pupils at the boy's school are said to be deeply shocked and saddened by the tragedy
Local reports suggest police removed two knives from the river near to where @placeholder was found, which are now being examined to establish if they were used as the murder weapons.