Nobody goes to a funeral in England Oz or the States of any ordinary folk.
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Nobody goes to a funeral in England Oz or the States of any ordinary folk.
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Tis awful sad.
At least in England, death seems like an embarrassment.
I think that the Irish culture of waking etc goes back long before Christianity. I think it is a nice tradition that we have.
Iâd say the generation of crawthumpers that would go to every funeral for the sake of it or to be âseenâ at it is dying out now.
If someone didnât like someone and attended the funeral, itâs hypocrisy.
Having said that, most people would keep a mental note of who did and did not attend a funeral. For future reference, like.
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Could we just throw you in and save the cost and inconvenience of a cannon?
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Tis awful sad.
Sweet mother of fuck. But you some some goon all the same.
Explain this? Surely matches canceled as a mark of respect. I know of a club in Limerick last year decided play to play a championship game on the day of a locals funeral. Theyâve lived to regret it big time as 2 or 3 of its biggest backers pulled out.
Happens all the time. My own club have done it.
I donât see the problem with it. In most parishes most people no each other. It is a sign of respect.
As in every walk of life, you will have people who take the piss and take advantage of a situation.
Funerals donât seem to be a two day job anymore ie removal to chapel and burial straight after on the same day.
We always had âprofessionalâ mourners or keeners at funerals. Small communities tend to pull together after a death and I donât see a problem with people paying their respects.
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The Irish funeral observation is one of the better things about the country. I have had occasion to understand this the past two years in my family unfortunately, and I very much appreciate it.
I do have a funeral coat.
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I am hearing that bringing the deceased back to the house and from there to the church is becoming popular.
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Less of a window of opportunity for the robbing scumbags anyway.
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Cheaper tooâŚ
Ya all funerals i was at this year were that way.
And i never said i had a problem with that.
This! I think it dates back to our Celtic Pagan roots. I donât think itâs necessarily a Christian thing to want to comfort the family of the deceased.
Old people donât get out much in general and attending funerals is one of those rare chances to get out and be social. The amount of old women in particular at my uncleâs funeral yesterday was staggering.
I found the whole process to be quite thereapeutic in an odd sort of way, especially carrying the coffin. I was doing my bit and that helped with the whole grieving process.
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Iâve been to three funerals in Australia in the last year Kev and all were very well attended. One Catholic, one Proddy (think it was Anglican or one of those weird sects) and one Greek Orthodox.