As locals left flowers at the scene where efforts were made to revive James Casey Butler on Saturday, there was an eerie silence around the Tír Cluain housing estate yesterday afternoon.

Bishop of Cloyne William Crean has said his heart goes out to the family of a seven-year-old boy who died a day after falling into a flooded river near his home.

The boy who died after falling into a river in Cork over the weekend has been named as James Casey Butler from the Tir Cluain estate in Midleton.

It has been one of their worst fear for years — and now the nightmare has been realised.

A young boy who was rescued from a flooded river lost his battle for life last night.