Your death

sporina

corner of hells wrote: »

Do you want the AH answer or the serious one ?

serious.

Tell me how

sporina wrote: »

serious.

Link

The donation of remains to medical science is governed by the Anatomy Act 1832. For a copy of our Anatomical Gift booklet and donation form, please contact our department secretary at: Email:laraineobrien@rcsi.ie. Telephone: +353 1 402 2260.

rn

https://www.greengraveyard.com/

Not a fan of the old cremation, but like the idea of fertilising an oak, beech or hazel

85603

i want my home demolished and my remains buried on the site with radon and asbestos so that the younger generation dont get a house.

it wont benefit me in any way but its important that young people dont get houses.

i think we should all just admit it now and let them know it not about our house prices but rather just our love of depriving others of houses.

god i love depriving the young of housing.

Quality

No plans

I will be dead. So won’t bother me

Just told my OH if he chats up someone at the funeral/wake

I will come back and haunt him

He better wait at least a week

.anon.

It depends on my circumstances at the time of my death. If I was to die now - single (that's right, ladies) and child-free - I wouldn't want any type of ceremony. Burial or cremation - whatever's handiest and cheapest, I don't mind, as long as the coffin is made of cardboard and not a load of expensive wood. The absence of any type of fuss would be entirely in keeping with how I lived my life.

If I was married and had kids, it'd be about them, not me, so (apart from the cardboard coffin, which I'd insist on) whatever they wanted would be fine.

gypsy79

I have stage 4 cancer so this lives with me every day.

But at same time i have had two kids since diagnosed. Mad times.

First was before I was diiagnosed. Second after I thought it was under control. Then it wasnt, Under control again hopefully....but i never believed in god and still dont

And btw was against every lockdown despite my apparent frailty

Jim2007

Life is too short to worry about what they do with me after I’m dead, all I ask is that they make sure I’m definitely dead before they do it.

Yester

sporina wrote: »

if you want to donate your body to science, as in for research, how do you go about that?

If you contact one of the colleges they will send you out the forms for you and your next of kin to sign.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/studywithus/specialityunits/bodydonation/

https://www.ucc.ie/en/anatomy/anatomicaldonations/

Howard the Duck

As has been said funerals are for the living. I'm an atheist but if I died before my parents I'd know they'd want a religious funeral which is fine if it gives them comfort.

I like the idea of a humanist ceremony that had happy songs, colourful clothes, and an upbeat feel about it. I've liked forcing my taste of music on people so the idea of doing a FUNeral playlist makes me happy


I've thought about death a lot growing up as my health hasn't been good, I was expected to die around 18 and then 40ish. Now I'm 38 and thanks to modern medicine I am doing better than ever, so hopefully it'll be an old body I leave behind me.

sporina

Yester wrote: »

If you contact one of the colleges they will send you out the forms for you and your next of kin to sign.

https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/studywithus/specialityunits/bodydonation/

https://www.ucc.ie/en/anatomy/anatomicaldonations/

thanks - I was just curious... but definitely not for me... I would like my family to be able to bury/cremate my body as normal.. allow them to grieve..

sorry science!

For me, death is part of life and I feel its important for me that I get a send off - representative of me. I would hate one of those run of the mill funerals where you have a priest possibly talking about you even though he knew feck all about you. And the thoughts of being left in the church alone over night - no thanks.
I do appreciate that its for those left behind too.. i'm sure they will approve of my plans... so everyones happy.

gw80

Iv been thinking about this recently, and I kinda like the idea of a glorious death in battle somehow,
I think if I could see into the future and my death was some drawn out, agonizing, indignant hell, than I think I would rather go out in a bit of a blaze beforehand,

Hmmm, must have a look at the French foreign legion website, see if they will have me for cannon fodder when I'm a bit older.

dennyire

I was going to donate my body for Medical Science but they said they were going to contest the will

My parents bought a plot years ago with enough space for the pair of them. I thought I'd like to slot myself in there as well so convinced them to get cremated, and said I I would do likewise. Three urns to be in the plot with a little heart headstone for each (plus one in memory of baby brother who is buried with other family in Glasnevin), and finally a permanent headstone when I take up residence.

Hamsterchops

AllForIt wrote: »

I would like to be put on a compost heap and eventually spread over a vegetable patch. How eco friendly is that.

Wouldn't fancy eating any of those vegetables, imagine biting into some cabbage and chewing on a piece of grizzle, or peeling potato with traces of human hair growing on the skin, a cucumber that resembles God knows what, yak, no thanks.

begbysback

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Wouldn't fancy eating any of those vegetables, imagine biting into some cabbage and chewing on a piece of grizzle, or peeling potato with traces of human hair growing on the skin, a cucumber that resembles God knows what, yak, no thanks.

This actually happens anyways, billions of particles of human skin floating around in the air, landing of other people and vegetables, enjoy your cabbage today.

Dempo1

It's a curious but interesting question, whilst I'm not think of my Death, I do have complicated issues to consider. Brought up in care, I've 13 brothers and sisters I've never met, I'm single, have a humble cottage, 54 and whilst not at all asset rich, I've had to make a will as my humble estate would be in essence left in limbo without one. At my stage in life I've no desire to go searching for family I've never known.

I've specifically insured one individual who essentially has been my Gaurdian since a young age is my benificery. I fall into that catagory of having 100s of acquaintances and a few true friends.

As for Death, I've nominated to be cremated with Ashes dispersed at a very specific coastal location in Co. Kerry. I'm not from there but have many, many happy memories of my time there.

micar

When my mam died, we opted for a single plot.

My dad will be there when he passes.

When we were looking at headstones, I saw pics of sections being removed from the back of the headstone ... about the size of a third of a brick

When i asked about this, guy said that it's a space for a small urn to be inserted.

They would cut a small section from the back, put the urn in and put a slip of marble back flush with the back

So, that's my option. No need to break into the grave.

Man Vs ManUre

I’ve told the wife to just put me in the chair in the corner. Sure what if you come back to life?? No good banging on the coffin ceiling hoping someone will answer. Or if you’ve been burned to ashes there is probably even less chance you’re coming back.

Snails pace

I have signed an organ donor card. I'd like to think I helped give someone a second chance at life. I want to be cremated after the funeral and buried at my favourite spot on the farm with a sapling planted beside my ashes.

Hamsterchops

There is a hill called 'box hill' in Leatherhead-Surrey, and upon the top of that hill there is a chap who's buried vertically, so that in the afterlife he can for evermore survey the landscape around him!

That's the myth, don't know who he was or if it's true. I presume he was a lord or something?

rn

I think I'm warming to the old cremation. It'll allow me to be buried under a tree, here in Roscommon.

Really don't fancy the traditional graveyard.

Feisar

After I die and I'm gutted for parts those belonging to me can do what they want.

FanadMan

I'm single and childless and will probably die that way, so whatever is cheapest. I really don't care because I'll be dead.

Dempo1

rn wrote: »

I think I'm warming to the old cremation. It'll allow me to be buried under a tree, here in Roscommon.

Really don't fancy the traditional graveyard.

Warming to Cremation ? do you live near Ovens in cork?

begbysback

rn wrote: »

I think I'm warming to the old cremation. It'll allow me to be buried under a tree, here in Roscommon.

Really don't fancy the traditional graveyard.

You want to be cremated and buried, that’ll be expensive.

SupaCat95

gipi wrote: »

Absolutely no truth to it - there is a serious paper trail for each deceased person who is cremated, and lots of regulations for crematoriums including individual cremations.

The only person to burn people faster than a Nazi concentration camp. There is plenty of truth to it.

SupaCat95

When I am done and my body is still kind of fresh. I want my body dumped outside a necrophiliacs convention.

begbysback

begbysback wrote: »

You want to be cremated and buried, that’ll be expensive.

Surely cremated remains can be buried anywhere, with the landowner's permission? One man can dig a small grave (I say that, but not from experience I assure you).
The poster mentioned a tree in Roscommon, which I assume is not a cemetery. I mean, people scatter their relatives' ashes in parks and fields, and even lakes.

Frank McCourt. Who wrote Angela's Ashes, said "Let them scatter my ashes in the Shannon and pollute the river.”. The family said they just scattered them overlooking the river, but I have a bunch they followed his wishes.

seamus

Yep, there are no restrictions on where you can bury or scatter ashes.

If you do it on public land you're supposed to ask permission, but if you scatter ashes there's fvck all they can do about it. They can hardly make you gather them back up again.

In theory the ashes would contain a denser-than-normal amount of some elements and compounds, such as phosphorous. So if that resulted in damage to animals or crops you could be sued.

But that's a stretch.