A "much loved" baby who died in a freak accident in his home has been laid to rest by his heartbroken family today.
Se Padraig Joyce, who was just 15 months old, passed away on Tuesday after falling down the stairs at his home in Clonroche, Co Wexford.
The tot was rushed to Wexford General Hospital after the fall but sadly was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon. Gardai are not treating his death as suspicious.
A funeral notice on RIP.ie reads: "Dearly loved and loving son of Padraig Joyce and Brenda Quirke, much loved brother of Abbie, Ben and Isabel and beloved grandson of Larry and Connie Joyce and Pat and Mary Quirke (Glenbrien).
"Sadly missed by his heartbroken father, mother, brother, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends."
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A wake was held for Se in his family home yesterday and his Funeral Mass was held at St. Clement's Church, Cloughbawn at 2pm.
He was buried in the adjoining cemetery after the ceremony.
Locals were rallying around his heartbroken parents Brenda and Padraig, who have three older kids, after the tragedy.
Fianna Fail’s John Fleming said: “There is a dark cloud over the whole area.
“They live in a cul-de-sac there and there’s a lot of good neighbours, good friends and relations on the road and they’ll rally around them at this time.
“It’s a hugely tragic accident and the whole area is in absolute shock."
A Garda spokeswoman said: “Gardaí continue to investigate the death of a child in Co Wexford.
"The incident occurred at 1.15pm on 2nd April 2019 at Clonroche, Co. Wexford. The child was taken to Wexford General Hospital where he was pronounced dead."
