Robert Chrisie Jr
Tributes have been flooding in for the young boy who was overcome by slurry fumes on a farm at the weekend.
The boy's father, also called Robert, is still in a critical condition at the Causeway Hospital.
The father and son were discovered on a neighbour's farm on the Ballynoob Road near Dunloy after they collapsed on Saturday.
Robert Christie, 8, who was laid to rest yesterday, was described by his school principal as "friends with everybody, he made time for people, he shared whatever he had with them at playtime."
The Knockahollet Primary school principal, Gerry Black, added: "He would always say hello to you. He's going to be greatly missed by his friends, his classmates, the staff and the wider family. It's just a terrible tragedy.
"He lived for the weekends because that was his time to get out with his dad on the farm, and that was his passion."
Secretary of State Therese Villiers said: "This is a terrible accident and the tragic loss of a young life. The news of Robert's death will have shocked Northern Ireland's farming community.
"I send my sincere sympathies to his bereaved family and wish his father a full recovery."
Friend of the family and SDLP councillor, Harry Boyle, said: "Coming from a farming family, I know all too well the dangers of slurry. I share in the pain that the Christie's are experiencing right now, as will all those in the farming community.
"They have been deeply rooted in the local community and that is clearly evidenced by the fact that the family often travelled to help elderly farmers nearby."