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BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Requiem mass for Cork teen who suffered fatal fall to take place on Sunday
A requiem mass will take place on Sunday for a 16-year-old teenager who suffered fatal injuries following a fall near a lake on the Conor Pass in Co Kerry earlier this week. Darragh Byrne of Ballysally in Charleville, Co Cork, was visiting the area with his parents on Tuesday afternoon when he fell from a height at Pedlar's Lake close to Daingean Uí Chúis. He was an only child. Advertisement The student of CBS Charleville is survived by his parents James and Siobhan, his grandfather George Fehilly, grandmother Marie Byrne, his four uncles, three aunts, grand aunts, extended family and friends. Darragh will lie in repose at Hawe O'Keeffe Funeral Home, Bakers Road, Charleville on Saturday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. His requiem mass will take place at noon on Sunday with a cremation service following at Shannon Crematorium at 3pm. The Byrne family would like to thank the doctors, paramedics, gardaí, Dingle and Killarney Mountain Rescue, Shannon Rescue 115 and all those who helped in so many ways. Meanwhile, management at CBC Charleville yesterday said that Darragh was a bright and uplifting presence in their school community. Advertisement 'A gentle, kind hearted and considerate young person who radiated warmth and positivity. Whether in the classroom, walking our corridors, or spending times with his friends, he left a meaningful and lasting impact. His generous nature, intelligence and talent inspired all who knew him. Darragh will be missed deeply by his friends, his classmates, and all the staff here at CBS Charleville. His absence leaves a space that cannot be filled, and we will remember him with great affection and sorrow.' It is understood the school opened yesterday to allow his classmates to gather and share memories of Darragh. A book of condolences was also opened onsite. Darragh was known for his love of rock climbing and the outdoors. A file will be prepared for the Coroner and an inquest will take place at a later date.
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Sunday World
Teen who died following fall near Co Kerry lake named locally
He has been identified as Darragh Byrne, a student of CBS Charleville A 16-year-old boy from the Charleville area of north Cork who died following a fall close to a lake at Conor Pass near Dingle, has been named locally as Darragh Byrne. He had been visiting the area with his parents Siobhán and James on Tuesday afternoon. It is understood Darragh was a student at CBS Charleville. The alarm was raised by his parents on Tuesday afternoon when Valentia Coast Guard and the Shannon-based Rescue 115 helicopter were scrambled to the area near a location known locally as Peddlers Lake. Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident after the boy reportedly fell from a height near a lake while visiting the area with his parents. Despite the help of rescue teams that reached the site, the boy died at the scene. In a post to Facebook CBS Charleville said: 'Darragh was a bright and uplifting presence in our school community – a gentle, kind-hearted, and considerate young person who radiated warmth and positivity. Whether in the classroom, walking our corridors, or spending time with his friends, he left a meaningful and lasting impact. His generous nature, intelligence and talent inspired all who knew him. 'Darragh will be missed deeply by his friends, his classmates, and all the staff here at CBS Charleville. His absence leaves a space that cannot be filled, and we will remember him with great affection and sorrow.' Members of the Coast Guard Unit based in Daingean Uí Chúis, members of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team, gardaí, and National Ambulance Service crews were also involved in the recovery. Frank Heidtke of Dingle Coast Guard said the multiagency operation did all it could to rescue the boy. 'There was good cooperation among all the rescue services. A lot of resources were on the scene and everything that could be done was done. Unfortunately, the boy had some traumatic event and his injuries overcame him,' said Mr Heidtke. North Cork Fianna Fáil Councillor Ian Doyle said the community is in deep shock by the tragedy. 'My sympathy, and that of the community, is with the boy's family at this time. There was terrible sadness in the town on hearing the news. Our hearts go out to his family,' said Cllr Doyle. Mallow based Fine Gael Councillor Liam Madden said 'its very tough on the community'. 'These accidents don't escape any area that is the sad thing about it. My sympathies to the family.' A post-mortem examination will take place in due course and a file prepared for the office of the Coroner.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Teenage boy, 16, who died in fall while on holidays in Kerry is named as family suffer second tragedy in space of year
A TEENAGE boy who died in a fatal fall while on holidays with his parents in Kerry has been named. Darragh Byrne, 16, from Charleville, Co Advertisement Darragh had travelled to Kerry on holidays with his parents, James and Siobhan, and is believed to have been an only He went exploring an area with a waterfall close to Pedlars Lake at Conor Pass, near Dingle. When he failed to return, his parents raised the alarm at around 3pm. Advertisement Read more in News Emergency services, including 30 members of Dingle Coast Guard and the Kerry Mountain Action Team, immediately responded along with the The boy was found close to the bottom of the waterfall and it is believed he may have climbed up to the lake, slipped and plunged to his death. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Gerry Christie of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team, told Radio Kerry: "I'm speaking with a heavy heart today but how heavy are the hearts of his parents. He was well on the way to being a man - a man sadly he now will never be. Advertisement Most read in Irish News Exclusive "One can only assume that somehow he slipped on a beautiful afternoon in Kerry. It puts it into context how precious life can be. "I did speak briefly to his parents when I came down but I need to extend my condolences and that of all of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team, and indeed all of Kerry. It's so sad.. Charleville-based Fianna Fail Councillor Ian Doyle said the local community is in shock. 'TOTAL SHOCK' He said 'This is a total shock and a terrible tragedy. The family is deep rooted in Charleville and Darragh's parents are very active with the local GAA and community affairs in general. Advertisement 'They are very well liked and respected and everyone feels so sad for them on the loss of their only child.' This is the second high-profile tragedy to hit the family as Darragh's grandmother, Mary Feehily, died last November when she was struck by a car as she stood on a footpath after stopping to buy a Mary, who was in her 70s, was very well known locally and was the mother-in-law of Fianna Fail TD for Clare Cathal Crowe. 1 The incident took place near a lake at Conor's Pass, which goes through the mountains of Dingle Peninsula Credit: Getty Images - Getty Advertisement
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Irish Times
Teenager who died in fall at lake in Co Kerry named as Darragh Byrne (16)
A teenager who died in a fall at a lake at the Conor Pass in Co Kerry, has been named as 16-year-old Darragh Byrne from Charleville in Co Cork. He was a student at CBS Charleville and an only child, it is understood. He had been visiting the waterfall alongside the road at the pass with his parents. The teenager had set off to climb in the direction of Pedlar's lake, also known as Doon lake, a 15-minute climb overhead. When he did not return his parents Siobhán and James raised the alarm at around 3.30pm on Tuesday. READ MORE Rescue services were quickly on the scene in an operation coordinated by Valentia Marine Rescue Station. The Coast Guard helicopter located the teenager. Emergency medical assistance was administered at the scene and a doctor attended, but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. Gerry Christie, an experienced member of Kerry Mountain Rescue, said that while it is not known exactly what occurred, the scramble up to the lake was not particularly dangerous and the boy's injuries were consistent with a considerable fall. Darragh's body was removed to University Hospital Kerry, where a postmortem examination will be conducted. Darragh Byrne, who died in a fall at the Conor Pass in Co Kerry. Photograph: Charleville CBS/Facebook It is understood Darragh was a keen rock climber, cyclist and a popular student. Friends and classmates gathered at the CBS in Charleville on Wednesday to open a book of condolences for him. In a statement on social media, the school said: 'Darragh was a bright and uplifting presence in our school community – a gentle, kind-hearted, and considerate young person who radiated warmth and positivity. Whether in the classroom, walking our corridors, or spending time with his friends, he left a meaningful and lasting impact. His generous nature, intelligence and talent inspired all who knew him.'
