Boy killed after stone-throwing in Meath

1 March 1915 - James Lynch, a ten-year-old from Ballivor in the Trim district of Co. Meath, has died after being struck in the head with a stone.

A group of boys, all under 13, had left Carnisle School last Thursday evening and began to throw stones at each other. One of the stones struck Lynch on the side of the head and he ran home saying that he was hurt. He went to bed, but later fell unconscious and died the following morning.

At the inquest this week, on hearing medical evidence pertaining to the case, the jury found that the boy's death was due to concussion of the brain caused by the impact of the stone, which they noted had been thrown without any malicious intent.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]