A heartbroken bride wore her wedding gown to her fiancé’s funeral after being killed in a car accident a few hours before her ceremony.
Miles ‘Miley’ Harty was due to marry Kate Quilligan at St. Munchin’s Church in Limerick, Ireland, later on the day of the fatal collision.
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Kate Quiligan wore her wedding dress to her fiancé’s funeralPhoto credit: Facebook
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Miles ‘Miley’ Harty died a few hours before his wedding
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Friends and family mourned his loss at his funeral on Tuesday
Mr Harty, 20, was a passenger in a silver Skoda hatchback who left a section of the R518 Askeaton on Rathkeale Street and hit a post at around 1am.
A passenger in the back seat was rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, a man in his late teens, was arrested at the scene of the accident and questioned by Gardai before being released without charge until a file was filed with the director of the prosecution.
Myles, that’s all Kate wanted all of her life
Kate Quiligan’s father
On Tuesday, his heartbroken fiancee from Thomondgate, Limerick City wore her wedding dress to say goodbye to her husband.
The video showed the grieving Kate, dressed in her white dress, holding a wedding bouquet with a picture of Myles behind her.
Her father said to the camera, “Myles, this is all Kate wanted all of her life, Miley Harty. She has got dressed and goes inside you one last time. “
Then he says, “Miley, I’ll never forget you, you’re the boss” as he leans over to kiss Kate.
After he was buried, Kate posted devastated on social media: “I love you forever and for a day, it’s never a goodbye, just see you later.
“I can’t wait to get a big hug and kiss from you.”
Fr. Seán Ó’Longaigh spoke yesterday about road safety in general and said to the congregation at St. Mary’s Church in Askeaton: “I would like to appeal to our young people because accidents are preventable; Cars are a wonderful gift, a great convenience, but they are also a deadly weapon.
“I remember well when I got my first car there was the temptation to speed up, the temptation to take risks and of course you don’t see any danger at a young age, but unfortunately the danger is lurking.
“The request that many of us would certainly make here is to be aware of the danger to yourself and others when driving – you are too important to us to lose you.”
Father Ó’Longaigh said to Mr. Harty’s parents, Margaret and Myles Snr: “Your loss is great, no one is really destined to bury any of their children, it is a heartbreaking experience, but (Miley) has a cherished place in Your heart. a place he will never displace.
“There follows a numbness, a disbelief, a sadness, and I’m sure there is still the difficulty of accepting that it actually happened – it’s more like a bad dream.”
‘A DAY OF DEEP SORRY’
Fr Seán Ó’Longaigh said that Mr. Harty and Mrs. Quilligan should have celebrated their wedding, “but of course so many circumstances added grief to grief, and how much more difficult it made things, especially for his bride, Kate.”
“You and the rest of the family had to move from a day of great joy to a day of deep sadness in a moment,” said Fr. Ó’Longaigh.
The fatal collision in which Mr. Harty died “ended all dreams and opportunities,” he added.
P. Ó’Longaigh paid tribute to the 20 year old, saying, “I know his family was very important to Miley, especially his mother and grandparents”.
“As you all know, Miley made friends easily, and he had many friends, he lit up people’s lives; he loved horses and greyhounds and hunted with his friends. “
GRAD OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
The mourners shared a lighthearted laugh as the priest joked, “Miley was extremely generous and would share anything – but not, I believe, his kebab, chips, and cola; Everything has a limit. “
An American steel coffin containing the remains of Mr. Harty was driven to the church in a black hearse behind a sulky and led by family members walking with a banner with photos of relatives saying “RIP Miley, you are with your” family now ” .
Mourners, including Ms. Quilligan, wore white T-shirts with a photo of Mr. Harty that read “RIP BOSS”.
A large poster of the deceased and another of him and his bride were displayed next to his coffin and the floral tributes on the church altar.
Mr. Harty’s coffin was hauled out of the church to a waiting white four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for its final resting place in the Reilig Mhuire cemetery in Askeaton.
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