Farmer 'did not realise he was badly burnt' by smouldering stick, coroner told

The coroner observed that people with severe burn injuries might not seek urgent treatment due to the misconception that the lack of pain indicated they were not badly hurt

Mr Ellis said a stick that seemed to have fallen out of a door at the front of the stove was still smouldering on the floor. Picture: iStock

A coroner has warned that people may not realise the severity of burn injuries in some cases after hearing about the death of an elderly farmer who died after a stick fell out of a wood-burning stove in his home.

Patrick Lynch, aged 79, a retired farmer of Cormore, Arva, Co Cavan, died as a result of complications of burn injuries at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, on August 29, 2023.