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Mourners who attended the funeral of a man in Ireland were left in shock when they heard his voice from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me out, it\u2019s f***ing dark in here\u201d cried Shay Bradley from his coffin as it was being lowered into the ground in Kilmanagh, Kilkenny, on 12 October.<\/p>\n
In the pre-recorded message, the voice continued: \u201cWhere the f*** am I? Is that a priest I can hear? This is Shay, I\u2019m in the box.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then sang: \u201cHello again hello, hello I just called to say goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ensuring he got the last laugh at his own send-off, the 62-year-old Irish Defence Force veteran had his family and friends in fits of giggles rather than tears.<\/p>\n
Mr Bradley\u2019s daughter, Andrea Bradley, said he had been sick for three years before he died on 8 October and had planned his prank over the last year.<\/p>\n
She told Sky News: \u201cHe was always full of life and he was big stature but even bigger in personality.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad and my brother Jonathan came up with this over a year ago and only a select few knew about it, his kids and grandkids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Bradley added that some of the mourners at his funeral were taken by surprise when they heard his voice from beyond the grave, which was put out via a speaker from the ground.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cOne of his sister\u2019s got a big shock, but after a few seconds realised it must have been his last joke, it was his way to say goodbye.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut also his way to say, \u2018Enough sadness, it\u2019s time to celebrate my life now.\u2019 So we sent and done just that. We gave him an amazing send-off and the online reaction has been incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video of the funeral service has since gone viral, and was was shared by the Irish Defence Forces Veterans\u2019 News who wrote on Facebook: \u201cIt is with great sadness that I was informed of the passing of our Military Brother and Veteran Colleague Shay Bradley.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the members of the IDFVA I extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to Anne and family at this sad time. May Shay Rest in Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a separate post, they added: \u201cWas asked a question the other day, it was what\u2019s the difference between military humour and civilian humour, it\u2019s simple, it\u2019s black. This video should say it all. This is the funeral of Shay Bradley on the 12 of October 2019 and it says it all\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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