Funerals are some of the most heartbreaking experiences we go through as humans, but every so often we get a beautiful chance to merge the tragedy with a laughter that eases the tension.
Shay Bradley of Kilnamanagh in the south of Dublin, Ireland, passed October 8, but that didn’t mean he was ready to give up his life’s passion of pranking his family. When his coffin was lowered and the bag pipes began playing, something unusual happened – an audio recording of his voice began playing.
“Hello? Hello,” starts Bradley’s voice to everyone’s astonishment. “Let me out, it’s fucking dark in here!”
Pretty quickly the crowd’s tears turn to laughter as the recording mimics Bradley knocking on the wooden coffin.
Bradley’s daughter, Andrea Bradley, posted the video to Facebook. “My dad’s [dying] wish, always the pranksters, ya got them good Poppabear 😉 and gave us all a laugh just when we needed it!! I will love you forever 😘😘#shayslastlaugh.”
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“He would love to know how many people he made laugh!!! He was an amazing character,” Andrea wrote on Twitter.
At the end of the video, you can hear Bradley serenading his loving family one last time.
We’ve reached out to Andrea for additional information and comments, and we’ll update this post if we hear back.