question about cremation for an Irish expatriate

cactusgal

Hello everyone,

I'll try to keep this brief.

My mother has been suffering from a degenerative disease for many years and doesn't have much time left. My father has signed on with a hospice service. He's been asked to spell out the funeral arrangements in advance. My parents both live outside of Ireland, but when the time comes, my dad wants to have my mother cremated and have her ashes brought to her homeplace in the west of Ireland. The cremation would be done where they are (USA) and he would bring the ashes over to Ireland himself. In the future, he also wants to be cremated and have his ashes with hers in Ireland.

Apart from making contact with my mother's local parish church in Connemara, is there anything else that he needs to do beforehand?

Feels very strange writing about this!

Thanks in advance for any advice and information that you can give.

LynnGrace

Hi OP

So sorry to hear about your mother. I don't have the answer re procedures, but if you contact a funeral director, in Galway City, or local to your mother's homeplace, I am sure that they can advise you.
There is a list of funeral directors on the rip.ie website.

There is also some useful information on the attached link, as well as various resources which may help to point you in the right direction.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/death/after_a_death/bringing_a_body_to_ireland_for_burial_or_cremation.html

All the best.

cactusgal

Thank you, LynnGrace, much appreciated x

LynnGrace

You are more than welcome. I hope it is of some help. It must be very difficult for you. The priest(s) in your mother's homeplace may be able to give some help / guidance and would be able to give you details of the local funeral directors, or point you in the right direction.

Take care.

JustAThought

I'm very sorry for the situation you and your father find yourself in. I hope you have some comfort in knowing your mom is in safe hands and that she knows you both love her.

I have some personal experience of this but it seems a bit ruthless to post it here as it may upset others who have had a bereavement so I am going to send you a PM - maybe you would look out for it .

I hope you and your father are doing OK.

JustAThought

There is a boards problem at the moment - they are working in resolving it - I have sent the PM to you - it's just 7:20 am GMT here in Ireland - let me know in a while if it still hasn't got through to you and I will restyle it again - boards mod knows & is working on it at the moment.

Kindest regards.