A MAN whose corpse was wheeled into a post office so his nephew could collect his pension has been pictured.

Peadar Doyle, 66, died on Friday — not long before he was propped up by his nephew Declan Haughney, 40, and another man at the counter of Hosey’s shop in Carlow, Ireland.

Declan – who carried his uncle's coffin at the funeral – has insisted the duo did not realise Mr Doyle had died during the five-minute walk to collect his pension.

But he admitted he did "go all slumpy", and was poorly in the days leading up to their trip.

The nephew today shared a picture of his uncle, and said living in the house he shared with Peadar is "weird" after his death.

He told the Irish Mirror: "'I’m still trying to get the house back clean. I’m going to get the house back clean first.

“There were five dogs in the house and I’m taking two of them back.

“It is weird. I won’t lie, it is.

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“All the dogs now are gone, Peadar is gone. There’s just me.”

The pensioner was carried into the post office on Friday – but a staff member at the shop immediately raised concerns about his welfare.

Two men are understood to have said the deceased man was having a heart attack before Peadar fell to the ground.

Declan and the other man allegedly left the post office to alert family members.

Declan has given a voluntary statement to Gardai and has not been arrested. 

Gardai have already confirmed that Mr Doyle died from natural causes and no foul play is suspected.

Meanwhile, the Doyle family have released a new statement, describing Peadar as a "rare and kind-hearted soul" and said they wanted to "give him his dignity back".

In a statement, they said: "We want to give Peadar his dignity back. He was more than a story.

"He was one of those special people whose goodness is modest, but immense in the hearts of those that he loved and who loved him.

"A rare and kind-hearted soul, who doesn’t deserve to be spoken about in such horrific terms, we would ask that our family be shown the courtesy and privacy at this sad time and we hope and we pray we have the support of our community.’

'GETTING THREATS'

Mr Haughney said he has been getting both threats and autograph requests since the incident last Friday.

He told the Irish Mirror: "I’ve been getting threats.

“Getting shouted at and people saying ‘Deccy give me your autograph’ and all that.

“But if I was to worry about that I wouldn’t walk out the door.

"“I’m hearing now that it’s [the story] has gone worldwide."

Earlier this week, Fr Tom Little, who led the funeral mass, told how the Doyle family have been left “absolutely shattered” by the tragedy.

FAMILY 'SHATTERED'

Fr Little said: “It was a very dignified funeral. Some of the family spoke and paid tribute to Peadar.

“The family are absolutely shattered, shattered by it all.”

The churchman also took a swipe at online jokes about the incident.

Fr Little told us: “Some of the ­coverage on social media has been shameful. It has been very hurtful for the family.

“Some people have made a laugh out of it, at the expense of the ­family. It has been very difficult and distressing for them.”

Peadar’s niece Charmaine Dowling paid an emotional tribute to her uncle, describing him as a “quiet” and “kind” man who was a “hero” to his family.

At the end of the Mass, she said: “You ran to him if you wanted to cry. And soon you would be dancing around the kitchen table.”

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