Funeral Customs, Enduring Traditions Of Respect For The Dead Funeral Customs, especially in the Irish tradition, have been well documented since the days these customs were handed down in the oral tradition and kept alive as we honoured our beloved departed throughout...
Birds, Beehives & Bereavement Dogs, Banshees, Piseogs (or superstitions). A priest curses mayo football, and how all of this is placed in the funeral tradition. In rural areas, if somebody dies in the house where bees are kept, you must go straight to the hive...
After a Funeral Tips on writing a sympathy letter to a friend in the wake of loss and bereavement. Words of heart-felt sympathy on a card – sincere message of condolence on an email – a simple text expressing sorrow at your friend’s loss – simple but...
Funeral Directors Guidance – FAQ’s (No question is too small) After a death in the family, how do we know who is responsible for making the funeral arrangements? Legally, it is the Executor of the deceased who is responsible for arranging and organising...
How the funeral home services can bring a spirit of staff care and dignity to this painful task. From funeral costs to courtesy and compassion – our need to pay respect – honouring your loved one in bereavement – from queries about hymns to coffin prices...
Links between coffin prices, funeral services and the history of funerals. Despite the painful emotions involved in choosing a coffin for a beloved family member, there is perhaps a small solace in how this is a hallowed and rather sacred path – Dublin mourners...