Myles ‘Miley’ Harty, 20, of Askeaton, Limerick, died in a car accident just hours before he was due to marry his sweetheart from Thomasgate, also in Limerick
Kate Quiligan helps, it was “the hardest day of my life”
A grieving bride, whose fiancée died in a horror crash on her wedding day, wore her wedding dress to say goodbye “one last time” before his funeral.
Myles ‘Miley’ Harty, 20, died in a car accident just hours before he was due to marry his mistress Kate Quilligan.
Mr Harty of Askeaton, Limerick, died instantly when the car he was a passenger in crashed into a post in Cragmore at around 1am, the Irish Mirror reports.
A teenager who Gardaí believed was driving the car was arrested by Gardaí on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act.
He has now been released without charge.
Myles “Miley” Harty died at the age of 20
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A third man, sitting in the back seat of the car, a silver Skoda hatchback, was rushed to Limerick University Hospital with “non-life threatening” injuries by ambulance.
On Tuesday, Mr. Harty’s inconsolable fiancee from Thomasgate, Limerick, her family and loved ones buried him after a memorial service at St. Mary’s Church in Askeaton.
She had sworn on a social media post that they are now husband and wife.
The footage showed a grieving Kate, flanked by her parents, wearing her wedding gown and attire and holding her wedding bouquet in front of a house with a photo of Myles behind her.
His funeral took place on Tuesday morning
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.
Heartbroken Kate said it was “the toughest day of my life”.
She paid tribute to her “brownie” and wrote: “Today is the hardest day of my life, but I know that you are with me every step of the way. I just really hope that you know what I thought of you. “
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Meanwhile, Rev. Sean O’Longhaigh warned young men about the “danger” and “risks” associated with driving, adding that cars are a “deadly weapon”.
Regarding road safety in general, he said to the mourners: “I would like to appeal to our young people, because accidents are avoidable; cars [are] a wonderful gift, a great amenity, but a deadly weapon too.
“I am sure that many of us here would therefore ask that we are aware of the danger to ourselves and others when driving – you are too important to us to lose you.”
Gardai, who is investigating the fatal accident, has requested witnesses and all dash cam footage from vehicles on the R518 Askeaton to Rathkeale road.