Cremation or Burial?

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:37pm #1

Cremation or Burial - what would you opt for?

I personally want to be cremated, I dont want to be worm fodder when I pop me clogs.

But the mrs tells me good luck with that, you can pay because its supposed to be expensive and i think only Dublin & Galway offer cremation

Just reading the other week that a Sligo cemetery is running out of space for plots or will be soon and will need expanding... taking up more land.

Land is valuable, shouldn't it be for building on rather than burying people in it?

vicwatson · 12-10-2016 8:38pm

Cryogengics

Donate to science

and when your body comes back cremation !

hairyslug · 12-10-2016 8:40pm

Cremated and a day out for the family on the stenaline to Holyhead, they can scatter my ashes half way

Lisha · 12-10-2016 8:41pm

Cremation is my preference.
I'm just not into the whole going to the graveyard stuff. I fully appreciate it is beneficial for some, but it's not for me.

However I feel the needs of the people left after me are more important than my opinion, so I think whoever is left after me can make that decision.

gifted · 12-10-2016 8:42pm

Stuffed and hang me over me fireplace...

lawlolawl · 12-10-2016 8:42pm

I want to be taken from where ever i die and cremated without any kind of ceremony. I've told people that much already. Whoever wants can flush the ashes down the jax or chuck them in the bin or whatever after that for all i'll care.

Basically, i want to incinerated.

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:44pm

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hairyslug wrote: »

Cremated and a day out for the family on the stenaline to Holyhead, they can scatter my ashes half way

watched a good thing on UK TV once about cremation - some times they wait until they have enough ashes to put in the urn. I think it was that one body doesnt produce that much ash really when its burnt in such high temperature that sometimes the person who gets the urn could have someone else ash mixed in with their loved one ..

lawlolawl · 12-10-2016 8:45pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

watched a good thing on UK TV once about cremation - some times they wait until they have enough ashes to put in the urn. I think it was that one body doesnt produce that much ash really when its burnt in such high temperature that sometimes the person who gets the urn could have someone else ash mixed in with their loved one ..

Does it really matter at that point?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 12-10-2016 8:45pm

Into the compost bin for me. I love my garden so it seems appropriate.

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:49pm

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tell u what when your incinerated thats it then , your well and truly dead! - dont like hearing stories of people being buried and the nature of science (or nature) your buried underground and your heart starts beating again! :eek: - no fanks!

In the old day they had to put bells above ground because people werent properly dead after all. They buried someone and the next day the guy was alive and rung the bell!

Especially seeing how quick they bury you over here in Ireland after you've snuffed it - sure you could die here at 8am in the morning and be buried by time the angelus tolls!

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:52pm

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lawlolawl wrote: »

Does it really matter at that point?

might do if the ones left behind find out...

plus the other geezer who is mixed with your ashes may have hated boats and be sea-sick or didnt want to be scattered at sea and wanted to be spread out under a rose bush instead...

Rubberchikken · 12-10-2016 8:54pm

Donated to science. Them cremation. What they do with the ashes is up to tjem:)
All organised. I like things in order!

antodeco · 12-10-2016 8:55pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

In the old day they had to put bells above ground because people werent properly dead after all. They buried someone and the next day the guy was alive and rung the bell!

Which is where the term "you're a dead ringer of some one" comes from!

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:57pm

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every County should have a crematorium these days I reckon ...

could even put turbines in them and hook the up to the national electricity Grid network ...

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 8:58pm

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antodeco wrote: »

Which is where the term "you're a dead ringer of some one" comes from!

oh yeah , so it does ...

Outlaw Pete · 12-10-2016 9:01pm

I'd like a Viking type funeral.

Put me in a small rowing boat, set fire to it and kick me out to sea.

I'd love to the arrange a prank so that 100 yards out to sea I have someone swim out and get in the boat and then jump up in flames screaming they're alive!

failinis · 12-10-2016 9:03pm

Not sure, if burial then would like a biodegradable coffin like the wicker or cardboard ones.
May donate body to science, you get returned as ashes, not sure where they would scatter it etc.

lawlolawl · 12-10-2016 9:04pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

every County should have a crematorium these days I reckon ...

could even put turbines in them and hook the up to the national electricity Grid network ...

Don't know about every county but there should definitely be more of them. I hear there are fairly substantial waiting times and costs involved because people still like to be planted and waste perfectly good land for some reason so cremation isn't that popular even though it is the most effective way of disposing of the waste after someone shuffles off.

Your Face · 12-10-2016 9:05pm

Biscuit
No - cake!

iLikeWaffles · 12-10-2016 9:09pm

Cremation and ashes compressed into a diamond.

http://www.algordanza.com/en/

9or10 · 12-10-2016 9:17pm

Cryogengics

I'm not into whole grave thing either, and I've been thinking about donating my body to science.

Just hate the thought of a load unwashed hairy students mucking about with me dangly bits. Probably playing marbles with me nuts.

So the bbq is probably best.

Larbre34 · 12-10-2016 9:23pm

The OP suggests cremation is pricier, however mostly it isnt, especially in the cities where burial plots are expensive.

Cremation is my choice, regardless of cost, then the ashes portioned out in a couple of places im fond of. Then thats it, no dressing graves or christmas obligations or ongoing costs on my family. Done.

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 9:32pm

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iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Cremation and ashes compressed into a diamond.

http://www.algordanza.com/en/

I want to be cremated and my ashes mixed with dog dry cereal food

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 12-10-2016 9:34pm

I'll be buried, with my father. Thoughts of being in a fire and turned to dust is terrifying.

Gael23 · 12-10-2016 9:39pm

Firstly cremation is far cheaper than burial.
I don't like the idea of cremation. When your cremated there's nothing left of you whereas when you finish decomposing there will always be some trace of you in the ground.

RobbieTheRobber · 12-10-2016 9:43pm

antodeco wrote: »

Which is where the term "you're a dead ringer of some one" comes from!

No, no its not!
It's horse racing terminology.
Dead ringer means an exact duplicate.
Here's the link
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/dead-ringer.html

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 9:46pm

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Gael23 wrote: »

Firstly cremation is far cheaper than burial.

Ah well thats good to know then

Gael23 wrote: »

I don't like the idea of cremation. When your cremated there's nothing left of you whereas when you finish decomposing there will always be some trace of you in the ground.

....and thats good/useful in what way

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 9:50pm

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often wondered about people who are right against being cremated and dying in a house fire or something like that (or charging a samsung galaxy note 7 - see what i did there

)

... I suppose though its not by choice if that happens then ...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 12-10-2016 9:50pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

tell u what when your incinerated thats it then , your well and truly dead! - dont like hearing stories of people being buried and the nature of science (or nature) your buried underground and your heart starts beating again! :eek: - no fanks!

In the old day they had to put bells above ground because people werent properly dead after all. They buried someone and the next day the guy was alive and rung the bell!

Especially seeing how quick they bury you over here in Ireland after you've snuffed it - sure you could die here at 8am in the morning and be buried by time the angelus tolls!

There is no documentary evidence of anybody ever being taken alive from a safety coffin; having rung the bell. Indeed, very few were ever used despite many patents over the years.

AMKC · 12-10-2016 9:51pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Ah well thats good to know then

....and thats good/useful in what way

Maybe in the future say 500 or so hundred years they might be able to take that tiny bit of DNA and bring that person back to life. Kinda like what could be done with dinosaurs but more advanced

lawlolawl · 12-10-2016 9:54pm

AMKC wrote: »

Maybe in the future say 500 or so hundred years they might be able to take that tiny bit of DNA and bring that person back to life. Kinda like what could be done with dinosaurs but more advanced

That wouldn't be bringing someone back to life. You'd just be cloning them.

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 9:55pm

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I just checked out this

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

I dont see Galway listed now - I see a couple of dublin ones and Cork and one in Cavan.

3 hours bloody trip for me to Dublin on the train (do they accept stiffs?) , something like 42quid on irish rail. Mind u I would only need a one way ticket so at least it should be cheaper fare

9or10 · 12-10-2016 10:09pm

Cryogengics

Andy - nice trip to Dub for all the relatives though: do a bit of shopping; see the sights; followed by drinks in Coppers.

RayM · 12-10-2016 10:10pm

Ideally, I wouldn't want a funeral or any kind of ceremonial fuss. Given my own absolute hatred of having to attend funerals, weddings, christenings, confirmations, bar mitzvahs, etc, a non-event would be most appropriate. Cremation or burial? I don't mind - whichever causes the least amount of hassle.

storker · 12-10-2016 10:15pm

Cremation for me. I have a terrible fear of being buried alive.

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 10:19pm

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I would say - anyone who feels claustrophobic or or a bit panicky of enclosed places in real life might want to consider cremation instead .... theres not much room in them there coffins!

Andy From Sligo · 12-10-2016 10:23pm

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What is the Catholic stance on cremations?

- i see reading a bit on the citizen advice page the Orthodox Judaism and Islam religions do not permit cremation it seems

Alcoheda · 12-10-2016 10:25pm

storker wrote: »

Cremation for me. I have a terrible fear of being buried alive.

But not burned alive?

darkpagandeath · 12-10-2016 10:26pm

Spring loaded coffin.

Tilly · 12-10-2016 10:30pm

I'll be dead so don't care what they do with me.

RayM · 12-10-2016 10:31pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

What is the Catholic stance on cremations?

They're not that fond of it, but they tolerate it. I can see their point - Imagine if Jesus had been cremated... "On the third day, he smouldered again in accordance with the scriptures". We'd get toasted communion at mass though, which would be nice.

12-10-2016 10:33pm

Been to dozens of burials. Not for me. I think my father had the same idea. One of his final wishes when he passed in 2014 was to be cremated. We had him cremated in Ringaskiddy in Cork. This might sound strange but its such a nicer more dignified way to finish your final journey.

Walter2016 · 12-10-2016 10:36pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Cremation or Burial - what would you opt for?

I personally want to be cremated, I dont want to be worm fodder when I pop me clogs.

But the mrs tells me good luck with that, you can pay because its supposed to be expensive and i think only Dublin & Galway offer cremation

Just reading the other week that a Sligo cemetery is running out of space for plots or will be soon and will need expanding... taking up more land.

Land is valuable, shouldn't it be for building on rather than burying people in it?

Unfortunately the planners wouldn't allow a crematorium in Ovens, Co. Cork - if they had, that would have been my choice.

But they do have one in Ringaskiddy.

For burial, the new Kilternan Cemetery Park is a wow! - Prices start at 7k and 10k for a corner plot. (yep, a house developer is involved - park homes)

And there's no truth to the rumour that the ovens crematorium had the slogan "you kill em, we grill em" planned.

Stigura · 12-10-2016 11:10pm

Tonight, at Glasgow Crematorium; Robbie Burns! See also Elizabeth Fry and Robert Browning

Lucy8080 · 12-10-2016 11:23pm

Compromise with the missus! Tell her that you don't mind being buried standing up. Saves both land and money.

Winners all round...well ,excepting yourself...R.I.P. Andy from Sligo.

Remember me in your will...I did save you money...10% of the savings made as a consultancy fee.

For 20% I'll throw in a bit of keening.

Andy From Sligo · 13-10-2016 12:09am

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Lucy8080 wrote:

For 20% I'll throw in a bit of keening.

Haha. What's keening when it's at home?

JupiterKid · 13-10-2016 2:16am

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Cremation. Absolutely.

topmanamillion · 13-10-2016 4:00am

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size
Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye

CaliforniaDream · 13-10-2016 5:03am

We had my mother cremated last year. It's not really more expensive. Theres no where in Galway though. We had to send her up to Dublin. Also it takes a few days for everything up there so we didn't get the ashes back for about a week.
I'd definitely be cremated too. Bit ****ty if someone didn't respect your wishes and had you buried if you wanted to be cremated and vice verse.

Skyfarm · 13-10-2016 5:43am

aside from the question ,there is a serious problem in Ireland with the cost of funerals ,6,000 euro for the bare minimum funeral is scandalous

Burn me ...

_Brian · 13-10-2016 6:27am

Gael23 wrote: »

Firstly cremation is far cheaper than burial.
I don't like the idea of cremation. When your cremated there's nothing left of you whereas when you finish decomposing there will always be some trace of you in the ground.

ActuallY there is bone left after the burning process. That's why they have a grinder which is used to grind down the ash and bone down to an fine dust.

There are crematoriums outside the cities, one opened in Cavan recently.

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