Boy who died after river fall will be laid to rest today

The little boy who died after falling into an East Cork river will be removed from his grandparents’ home for burial today.

Hundreds of people sympathised with the parents of James Casey Butler, 7, in Midleton last night where his remains were lying in repose at his grandparent’s house at Avoncore Place.

His body will be removed at 1pm today for a Mass of the Angels at 2pm at the Church of the Most Holy Rosary.