WATCH: 'Archie's dying wish was for his brothers' says Mum

The mother of 16-year-old Roscommon boy Archie Naughton, who died in July after a courageous battle with terminal illness, said his dying wish was that his two younger brothers wouldn't suffer the same fate.

Paula Naughton and her husband, Ballydangan native Padraic, gave an emotional interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain this week in memory of their beloved son who, like his brothers George and Isaac, was born with the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Archie had appeared on Good Morning Britain with his parents in December 2020, and this week the programme invited his parents on for an interview to honour his memory.

"The name Archie means courageous and truly bold, as in brave, and I think he embodied that from the moment he was born," Paula told viewers.

"He just continued to show the rest of us lesser mortals how to live, despite the catastrophic disease that he lived with and sadly robbed him of so much."

Paula said her son became critically ill very quickly, at the end of June, before his death on July 7.

"Even in death he showed the rest of us the true meaning of courage.

"His only wish, as he was dying, he said to me, 'Mummy, please, please, please don't let this happen to the boys. Please carry on and find some medicine for them,'" said Paula.

"I'm sorry I'm getting upset, but hearing his voice was difficult just now.

"Of course, we don't really want to do any of this, but the thought of burying our other two children, and also knowing about all of the other families that face this horror day-in and day-out means we will continue because that is what Archie asked us to do, and we want to honour his legacy."

You can watch the interview clip shared by Good Morning Britain here:

Fundraising for the Join Our Boys Trust, which was set up to support Archie and his brothers, and to assist efforts to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, is continuing and donations can be made online here.