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An Irish wake as depicted in the later 19th century Plaque in Thurles marking the site of the wake of the writer Charles Kickham.. The wake (Irish: tórramh, faire) is a key part of the death customs of Ireland; it is an important phase in the separation of the dead from the world of the living and transition to the world of the dead. [8]
Cremation is increasingly popular in Ireland as an alternative to burial, but it is still not very popular, especially compared to burial. The rate of cremation in Ireland, as of 2017, was 19.61% of all deaths. [7]
Keening, which can be seen as a form of sean-nós singing, is performed in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages (the Scottish equivalent of keening is known as a coronach). Keening was once an integral part of the formal Irish funeral ritual, but declined from the 18th century and became almost completely extinct by the middle of the 20th ...
From amputating fingertips to making a stew of the deceased’s ashes, here are 16 fascinating funeral traditions from around the world.
For my own father’s funeral we passed out little shots of gin and "goldfish" crackers – his daily tradition, and toasted him to the tunes of Frank Sinatra singing “Fly Me To The Moon.”
Former Taoisigh John A. Costello [19] and Liam Cosgrave did not receive state funerals, at the request of their respective families. [52] Similarly, a 1948 press release at the repatriation by LÉ Macha of the remains of W. B. Yeats, who had died in France in 1939, stated "The Government was, of course, desirous to accord full State honours in connection with the funeral, but considered it ...
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The death wail is a keening, mourning lament, generally performed in ritual fashion soon after the death of a member of a family or tribe.Examples of death wails have been found in numerous societies, including among the Celts of Europe; and various indigenous peoples of Asia, the Americas, Africa, New Zealand and Australia.