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Daniel O'Donnell surprises mourners at lockdown funeral by singing over phone at mother's graveside Margaret McCarthy was said to be a huge fan of the singer The late Margaret McCarthy and her daughter Catherine Mullaney with Daniel O’Donnell (Image: Courtesy Ann Phayer) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscr...

As the family was getting ready to play the track, the undertaker Robert Gabriel pulled Ann aside. Ann Phayer told C103's Cork Today Show: "He said that most people would have a recording and I was thinking 'oh my god, there's a problem now with the recording and they won't be able to do it.' "Then, when he said that we actually have the man himself Daniel, I just couldn't believe it." O'Donnell was on the other end of the phone line and sang the song live. As for how this happened, O'Donnell explained: "We got a message from a lady called Delores. A few years ago, we did some work with Hidde...