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Sat 09 Sep 2005Living and dying for landA disputed land sale lies at the heart of the tragedy which saw two men being laid to rest this week. Kathy Sheridan traces the series of events that led to a farmer shooting himself after he killed the man who bought his landThe land at Coolyhune was never a farmer's dream. Over half of the area of 26.75 acres advertised for sale in the winter of 2003 was "nearly bog, just fit for rough planting and with the only access down a long, rough laneway", according to one observer.