'Thirteen years is no time at all' – heartbroken family pays tribute at funeral of Harry Byrne

Harry Byrne, 13, from Gowran, Co Kilkenny, was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital on Monday afternoon after being accidentally hit by a sliotar while playing with friends in the grounds of St Kieran’s College in Kilkenny city.

A teenager who died in a freak accident while hurling during a lunchtime break was laid to rest just metres from where he began his school days.

Harry Byrne, 13, from Gowran, Co Kilkenny, was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital on Monday afternoon after being accidentally hit by a sliotar while playing with friends in the grounds of St Kieran’s College in Kilkenny city.