In the cemetery of St Thomas the Martyr, Winchelsea, East Sussex: the final resting place of comic genius Spike Milligan.
One of the lines on his headstone reads: "Duirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite"
Translated from the Gaelic is states: "I told you I was ill".
The Diocese of Chichester wouldn't allow the quip to be carved in English, but were obviously happy enough to allow the script in a foreign language.
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