So where / how do you want to be buried (cremated etc.) ?

Opticom

Ireland is still catching up with changing beliefs.

As well as a shortage of non denominational schools, it seems there's a shortage of non denominational graveyards as well, especially in rural Ireland :

He said he was told atheists could not be buried in Donegal because the graveyards are church-owned.

"Therefore unless one is willing to compromise one's beliefs by agreeing to a religious service, it is impossible to be buried," he said.

"There is a degree of black comedy about this, and my mother, who had a fantastic sense of humour, would certainly have laughed.
"When I rang up and asked Derry City Council's cemeteries department if it was possible to bury an atheist in a municipal cemetery they said it was possible because there were different sections for Catholics, Protestants and Muslims.

"My wife asked if it meant they were going to start an atheist section and the woman said, 'oh no, she can go in with the Protestants'."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7588035.stm

So where / how do you want to be buried (cremated etc.) ?

Corkfeen

Graveyards in Ireland are owned by local authorities for the most part. So anyone can be buried in them. (It may be different in the north)

http://www.rip.ie/menu.asp?menu=196

I like the idea of donating my corpse to be studied. :pac:

Ickle Magoo

I'd like to be cremated and my ashes scattered off a cliff on a scottish island which is one of my favourite places in the world.

Turtwig

I'm dead so what will I care? Whatever my family, next of kin and friends, think will bring them the most comfort and solace. If that means pissing on my corpse for a bit then so be it.

whatdoicare

I'd like a piece of me to become a diamond! It sounds like a great idea, giving back to my kids something to remember me by that doesn't involve visiting anywhere: http://www.lifegem.com/ - other than that, cremate me and throw me in the sea or onto the roses. I'll be dead, I won't care.:rolleyes:

Kivaro

Cremation all the way.

Besides, if I'm wrong in my lack of belief of a big fairy in the sky, then I want to get acclimatized to the place I'm undoubtedly heading to.

Ickle Magoo

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

I'd like to be cremated and my ashes scattered off a cliff on a scottish island which is one of my favourite places in the world.

yeah, something like this

meercat

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

I'd like to be cremated and my ashes scattered off a cliff on a scottish island which is one of my favourite places in the world.

Achill for me

CarrickMcJoe

This post brings me back to the late great Gerry Ryan when he put the same question to one of his callers,

Gerry, "Before you go, where would you like to be buried"?

Caller, "Up to me balls in Bibi Baskin".

Gerry, Speechless for once.

Classic

iguana

First off I want every last part of me that may be of medical use to a living person to be taken and used. Then I want my closest surviving family members to do whatever they will find the most comforting with what's left of me.

Also if I have dogs at the time of my death, if at all possible I'd like them to get a chance to see my corpse so they understand that I'm gone and won't keep waiting for me to come back.

The Big Red Button

iguana wrote: »

First off I want every last part of me that may be of medical use to a living person to be taken and used. Then I want my closest surviving family members to do whatever they will find the most comforting.

This is exactly how I feel.

I want every bit of me that might be useful to someone else, to be donated, if at all possible.

Following that, I guess I'll probably have a traditional Catholic ceremony and burying. Not because I want it - but because it'll give some sort of peace to my parents and family and friends.

I'll no longer be around, so it's not like it'll bother me or anything. Let them do what they want, really!

The Big Red Button

iguana wrote: »

Also if I have dogs at the time of my death, if at all possible I'd like them to get a chance to see my corpse so they understand that I'm gone and won't keep waiting for me to come back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNw75bJyuM

MagicMarker

I'd like to be cremated, then when the pope eventually visits Ireland I can have someone throw me in his face.

Or at least, that's the dream. :pac:

iguana

chatterpillar wrote: »

Following that, I guess I'll probably have a traditional Catholic ceremony and burying. Not because I want it - but because it'll give some sort of peace to my parents and family and friends.

It depends on when you die though. Most people are survived by their spouse and/or children. I know my husband wouldn't find comfort in a Catholic ceremony and my children won't be raised Catholic so there is a good chance that's not what they'd choose either.

The Big Red Button

iguana wrote: »

It depends on when you die though. Most people are survived by their spouse and/or children. I know my husband wouldn't find comfort in a Catholic ceremony and my children won't be raised Catholic so there is a good chance that's not what they'd choose either.

That's very true. At the moment, it's only my parents and siblings, really, that would have a say.

Basically, I don't care. I'd let those left behind scrap it out amongst themselves, how they want to dispose of me!

fitz0

I heard a while back that cadavers for medical schools are hard to come by. so they can have me to train the next generation of doctors with.

Not sure where I heard that but ask the same, medical science or medical education can have me.

iguana

chatterpillar wrote: »

Basically, I don't care.

I don't care about what happens at my funeral but I'd sure like it if some of the people with an opinion on what should happen at it are my great-great-grandchildren. I have a long and rich life planned.:D

Sonics2k

Option 1) My body parts, organs and other parts that may be handy would be donated to someone who could use them. Because let's face it, I won't be needing them.

Option 2) Stuffed and placed on an armchair in my front room. Hopefully glaring at whatever is in my direct eyeline.

Dades

If I drop dead tomorrow I'll let my family do what they want, but if I manage to hang about for another decade or two I'll definitely lay out some ground rules.

I'd prefer cremation though my main issue now is where to spread my ashes. Maybe under a newly planted tree or something... It might all depend on how much time one has to think about it seriously.

Gbear

I think it's a bit selfish to want a burial.
Land is too valuable to be stuffing useless dead people in it.

Medical science/organ donation and then off to a furnace for me!

If I do live long enough for serious space travel, being fired into the Sun would be pretty awesome. Failing that a volcano would suffice. :pac:

MrPudding

Body stripped for parts and then I fancy being buried in one of those Eco cemeteries with a tree planted on top.

MrP

Mark Hamill

MagicMarker wrote: »

I'd like to be cremated, then when the pope eventually visits Ireland I can have someone throw me in his face.

Or at least, that's the dream. :pac:

Me too, but wait until after throwing me in the Popes face to cremate my body, I feel it would have more of an impact that way :pac:

Opticom

Gbear wrote: »

If I do live long enough for serious space travel, being fired into the Sun would be pretty awesome.

Very Sci Fi, I like it.

Temptamperu

I told my parents and my girlfriend that I would like to be donated to science.

sweeney1971

I was quite shocked to see a woman speaking on TV saying she was saving up for her Funeral! I dont give a dam what they do with my dead carcass, lets face it no one is going to leave me hanging about.
I would sooner save up and do mad crazy stuff with it before I pop my cloggs.

MagicMarker

sweeney1971 wrote: »

I was quite shocked to see a woman speaking on TV saying she was saving up for her Funeral! I dont give a dam what they do with my dead carcass, lets face it no one is going to leave me hanging about.
I would sooner save up and do mad crazy stuff with it before I pop my cloggs.

Funerals can be expensive, it would be unfair on your family for them to suddenly have to fork out a few grand to put you in the ground.

My mother has insurance with the credit union so when the time comes there's money there to cover the costs. I know I sure as fúck couldn't afford a shovel right now, let alone a coffin.

sweeney1971

My husband said he would wrap me in old silage wrap and have a burn up!

vibe666

personally, i like the idea of being donated to science with whatever is left over being scattered in the sea.

stephen tyler (apparently) once said that he'd like to be cremated and have his ashes scattered on miami beach, so that even after he was dead he could still get in girls underwear.

i also remember hearing an aussie comedian say he didn't want any of the traditional stuff and that he had a necrophiliacs donar card which says "in case of death, please contact a sick, perverted corpse grinder". not sure quite why that has stuck with me for all these years, but i remember snorting quite loudly when i heard it in my teens.

Opticom

sweeney1971 wrote: »

My husband said he would wrap me in old silage wrap and have a burn up!

Yes, but what about after you're dead ?

endacl

Exploded. Definitely exploded. That would be cool.

This was my final response when the topic came up with friends some time ago. They wouldn't accept my position that it really didn't matter to me, as I would be non-existent by the time the decision was to be made. Whatever my surviving family want will be what happens. Funerals are for the living. I'll be beyond caring or choosing.

Exploded would be cool though. Hunter S. Thompson style...

iBumblebeetuna

I think I'd like to have my body donated to special effects. The corpse could be shipped to Hollywood and used to take close ups of shotgun blasts to the face or knives in the torso, no, dragged behind a car for a mile or 2, no wait stapped into a car and driven off a cliff...

Real Life

Id like my family to do whatever they feel most comfortable and happiest doing to my body because it doesnt matter to me.

joseph brand

Cheapest option for me. Whatever that may be.

The last thing I'd want on my wife and kids' minds is expense. A friend of mine had to bury both of her parents in the same year, in 2009. There was a hefty price tag and she was getting threatening calls from the funeral directors for her last payments.

Death shouldn't mean debt!

Bannasidhe

Wrap me in a canvas bag, stick me in a hole in the ground and plant a tree on top of me. I like lemon trees but unless I die in a country that actually gets some sunshine that's not gonna happen so a cherry tree would be cool.

I used to quite fancy cremation until I went to a traditional Hindu funeral and it kinda freaked me out -

it was the distinct bbq smell and the head exploding :eek:

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Interesting piece of info - those who died at sea used to be buried sewn up in their hammock. The last stitch would be put through their nose - the bit of cartilage between the nostrils - to make sure they were dead.

Also, anyone ever seen those graves with bells - just in case!

sweeney1971

Opticom. He would be frightened to fall asleep if he tried that!