An inquest into the death of a 26-year-old woman and her four-year-old son at the Cliffs of Moher earlier this year has found no evidence of drowning.
State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy told Galway Coroner's Court that Eileen Murphy appeared to have jumped off the cliff with her four-year-old son Evan Jack.
Dr Cassidy said that their deaths were as a result of multiple injuries.
It is understood Ms Murphy travelled by bus to the Cliffs of Moher from Galway city on 30 January. She and her son Evan joined around 30 tourists on the coach tour but left the group when they arrived at the cliffs.
Giving evidence to the court, cliff rangers said a woman and her child had been spotted passing the sign that warns people not to go any further.
They said the child was crying in the woman's arms.
When Ms Murphy and her son failed to return to the bus a search got underway and her body was recovered from the scene.
Her son was still alive when found and was taken to University Hospital Galway, however he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Dr Cassidy said although Eileen Murphy had a history of depression there was no evidence of previous self-harm.
Ms Murphy's mother and sister attended today's inquest and both were deeply upset by the proceedings.
Eileen Murphy and her son were originally from Churchtown in County Cork.
