Christmas 2014 was the first holiday season that the Brogan family had all been together for quite a while, so the matriarch was long overdue for a prank. Dearbhla was part of an elaborate deception that led her mum, Mary, to believe that the ham had disappeared after someone carelessly left the dining room door open. Dearbhla said that her mum never uses bad language, but the ham going missing was enough to bring out the worst in her.

This video shows Mary’s reaction when she realises she was pranked. She insisted that it was not one bit funny! Credit: YouTube/Dearbhla Brogan