The death of a teenager who he fell off a quad bike in Co Derry was the third tragedy to hit his family in three years, it has been revealed.
Paddy McErlean, 14, was on the machine on Thursday night with a friend when they collided with a post on the quiet and rural Craigmore Road, Maghera. The friend is being treated in hospital.
His father Joe died three years ago and his uncle earlier this year. Paddy and his two brothers, Oisin in year 12 and Conleith in year 9, attended St Patrick's College in the town.
Principal Anne Scott said: "He was very lovely, just a nice wee lad. He was lovely looking with bright eyes and a smiling face.
"We are finding it very tough, the pupils at the school are devastated, we had special reflection time for each of the three classes (of the three brothers). The children are distraught, many of them are inconsolable."
Paddy's mother Collette is being comforted by friends at home, a short distance from where the accident happened at around 10pm on Thursday.
A 16-year-old was also injured in the accident and is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Sinn Fein Maghera councillor Sean Kerr said the collision happened on the edge of town on a narrow road in atrocious weather conditions.
"It is a terrible tragedy all round, the town is basically in shock," he said.
"He is from a very well-known and well-respected local family."
Press Association
A 14-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The boy has been identified as Paddy McErlean, who crashed near his house in the town of Maghera.

What is believed to have happened is that Paddy was travelling on an all-terrain vehicle with a 16-year-old boy along a rural road at around 2200 GMT on Thursday when the vehicle smashed into a post, the boys were then thrown from the road. The 16-year-old boy is critically injured and as of yet has not been identified.

Ann Scott, who is the head teacher in St. Patrick's College, which is the high school that Paddy attended, said: "This tragic accident really has brought a profound sense of loss to the school. The loss of Paddy, who was only 14, has just shocked everybody at the college. He really contributed a lot to the school, he was full of life, he was such a lovely young lad, very popular with the staff and pupils and we will really miss him so terribly."