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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 ...
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]
The introduction of Christianity to Ireland in 432 AD caused burial to become the norm as Christian rites sanctioned and continued burial while replacing the old pagan ways. Cremation and burial were practised simultaneously, complete skeletons have been found along with urns containing ashes and burnt bones in the same grave.
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Pages in category "Funerals in the Republic of Ireland" ... List of Irish state funerals This page was last edited on 26 August 2022, at 10:42 (UTC). ...
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 ...
The funeral of an Irish peacekeeping soldier who was killed in Lebanon has heard “today is the most difficult of days”. A member of the Irish Defence Forces, Private Sean Rooney, from ...
Italic text=== Irish wakes === The Irish Wake (in Gaelic: Faire) is a traditional mourning custom practised in Ireland and among diaspora communities in North America and Britain. An integral part of the grieving process for family, friends, and neighbours of the deceased, Irish wakes are occasions that mix gaiety and sadness.