Funerals

paulbolg · 13-05-2012 06:50PM

wel lads i work in the funeral trade, im 26 yrs old and this year i will be working in the business 10 years. i got into he business from having 1 week of work experience in one and i havent left yet, the stories i have heard off families i have dealt with hav been sad but by god i have heard some good ones too, so any questions ye may have send em this way i will try to answer them, i work in all aspects of the trade so i should have the answer

aujopimur · 13-05-2012 07:02PM

Irish funerals, thre're better than a wedding, and you don't have to give a pressie.

paulbolg · 13-05-2012 07:33PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Irish funerals, thre're better than a wedding, and you don't have to give a pressie.

bahaaaa

Fr_Dougal · 13-05-2012 07:37PM

I don't believe in organized religion.

13-05-2012 07:43PM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I don't believe in organized religion.

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

Temptamperu · 13-05-2012 07:44PM

I would like a simple service really followed by my ashes been blasted of into space while elton john sang rocket man while chorus girls did a can can. followed by a brief speech by the president hobbit we have.
nice and simple.

true · 13-05-2012 08:09PM

paulbolg wrote: »

wel lads i work in the funeral trade, im 26 yrs old and this year i will be working in the business 10 years. i got into he business from having 1 week of work experience in one and i havent left yet, the stories i have heard off families i have dealt with hav been sad but by god i have heard some good ones too, so any questions ye may have send em this way i will try to answer them, i work in all aspects of the trade so i should have the answer

whats the weirdest thing anyone wanted in a coffin with them...eg anyone ever request beforehand they wanted to have a whistle or mobile phone?

and ever heard any stories of what condition the remains were in if they were dug up after a few years?

jayteecork · 13-05-2012 08:45PM

People are dying trying to get to a funeral.

Galwayguy35 · 13-05-2012 08:54PM

true wrote: »

whats the weirdest thing anyone wanted in a coffin with them...eg anyone ever request beforehand they wanted to have a whistle or mobile phone?

and ever heard any stories of what condition the remains were in if they were dug up after a few years?

Did you never dig a grave?

paddyandy · 13-05-2012 08:57PM

In a double plot the second interment is placed on top of the first and not along side ?
Is this True . I attended a couple of funerals and the second spouse in both cases
was interred with the first .

dan185 · 13-05-2012 08:58PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Irish funerals, thre're better than a wedding, and you don't have to give a pressie.

I always bring an empty box wrapped up though and stick it in the coffin, so I don't look a stingey c*nt

Galwayguy35 · 13-05-2012 09:03PM

paddyandy wrote: »

In a double plot the second interment is placed on top of the first and not along side ?
Is this True . I attended a couple of funerals and the second spouse in both cases
was interred with the first .

Around here the family graves are usually 3 plots. The 3 empty plots would be used first and after that the oldest grave would be reopened for the next person who died as time went on.

gabsdot40 · 13-05-2012 09:21PM

I know a family where one of the sisters had an affair with and subsequently ran off with one of the other sisters husbands. Needless to say she was totally estranged. She didn't come to her mothers funeral and when the priest read out the names of her children and grandchildren her name was omitted. I thought that was a bit mean. The priest had obviously been told my the other siblings not to mention her.

I was at a funeral a few years ago. During the service someone roared 'Me Bo**ox at the priest and stormed out slamming the door. Afterwards we were in the churchyard and some guys turned up looking for one of the mourners with baseball bats, Chased his car down the street. Nice excitement.

I do agree with previous posters though. The last few family funerals I've been to have ended up being really good crack.

paddyandy · 13-05-2012 09:21PM

A story i heard years ago about a young fellah who was on his first day as a Gravedigger
and he is digging away late in the evening almost on his own .Shadows were falling and the birds had stopped chirpin' when suddenly his boot fell through the lid of the previous internment ...he jumped out like a jack-rabbit and the man who told the story ended it with the words .....".he never returned to the office to collect his wages " .

emer_b · 13-05-2012 09:48PM

I was at a December funeral a few years ago. The graveyard is quite near a park and there was a family day on at the same time. It was a really clear, still day so the sound from the park was travelling. Anyway, as they were lowering the coffin into the ground a 4 year old was introduced over the sound system and started roaring "jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the waaaaaay..." into the microphone.
Cue uncontrollable giggles and shoulder shaking at the graveside, even the priest!

emer_b · 13-05-2012 10:19PM

Anyone been to a humanist funeral? Thats what I'd like to have but I think I'd have to have it all planned out in advance as I couldn't expect anyone to organise it for me when I die.
Its just a funeral without the religion really but still gives people the chance to grieve/sympathise and generally follow the Irish format so that everyone doesn't get completely confused!
Also, if you're not cremated, where can you be buried of you haven't had a religious funeral. I know our main local graveyard is run by the council, but isn't it catholic consecrated ground in most cases??

Paddy Samurai · 14-05-2012 09:57AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

People don't seem to go on a drinking session as much now as they did a few years ago. Around here the mourners are always invited to the local pub after the Mass for "tea and sandwiches". I assume it's much the same in other parts of the country as well.

I thought that as well ,untill I went to the recent funerals.
The one in mayo with the free drink was in a small pub in the middle of no where.Everyone drove there ,and when I got there plenty of people were fairly well on.
The one in dublin with the hotel meal and the free round , I left about seven ,but I heard later the drinking and singing went on till closing time.
So different strokes....................

CruelCoin · 14-05-2012 11:17AM

I've never understood how Irish people treat funeral going as a ****ing hobby...

Never seen a society as obsessed about it before.

stovelid · 14-05-2012 11:20AM

Always more chance of a punch up than at a wedding so usually good fun.

Nothingbetter2d · 14-05-2012 11:23AM

i hear alot of people have been dying to get to those funerals :P

paddyandy · 14-05-2012 04:58PM

Clergy prefer Funerals too because people are thoughtful at a graveside more so than any place else
The Romance of Death is not the same ;the rough looking gravediggers
have been replaced by mechanical diggers ....not the same thing at all .
How can ya make a decent horror film with a jcb yoke at all .

Ultra Classic · 15-11-2012 12:07PM

A funeral is the celebration of a life, not the occurrence of the death. It is a "vehicle" for the family to grieve, surrounded by family and friends.
The amount of "humanist" (non-religious) funeral services is on the increase in Ireland. What people have to remember is that when you pass away your funeral arrangements will be arranged by a family member or a person nominated by you. They only way to have your own wishes fulfilled is by you making your own funeral arrangements. A very prudent thing to do is to talk to your family and discuss what you would like.

Any funeral director in Ireland will gladly meet with you and put your wishes down on paper (no payment required). Once this is done you can tell your family you have your funeral planned and who your funeral director is.

The most unusual thing, in my opinion, is that Funerals take place so quickly in Ireland. The deceased is possibly buried within 48 hours of their passing! This short time span does not give the family to come to terms with their loss. The family are in deep shock, no matter how well prepared they thought they were, and before they know it the funeral is over.

Why do families do this to themselves ?? In the UK it's not unusual to have the funeral one or even two weeks after the death.

Galwayguy35 · 16-11-2012 02:02AM

Ultra Classic wrote: »

A funeral is the celebration of a life, not the occurrence of the death. It is a "vehicle" for the family to grieve, surrounded by family and friends.
The amount of "humanist" (non-religious) funeral services is on the increase in Ireland. What people have to remember is that when you pass away your funeral arrangements will be arranged by a family member or a person nominated by you. They only way to have your own wishes fulfilled is by you making your own funeral arrangements. A very prudent thing to do is to talk to your family and discuss what you would like.

Any funeral director in Ireland will gladly meet with you and put your wishes down on paper (no payment required). Once this is done you can tell your family you have your funeral planned and who your funeral director is.

The most unusual thing, in my opinion, is that Funerals take place so quickly in Ireland. The deceased is possibly buried within 48 hours of their passing! This short time span does not give the family to come to terms with their loss. The family are in deep shock, no matter how well prepared they thought they were, and before they know it the funeral is over.

Why do families do this to themselves ?? In the UK it's not unusual to have the funeral one or even two weeks after the death.

What would be the point in dragging a funeral out over 2 weeks?

It's not going to make the fact that a family member has died any easier to deal with .

girl in the striped socks · 16-11-2012 02:19AM

Ultra Classic wrote: »

A funeral is the celebration of a life, not the occurrence of the death. It is a "vehicle" for the family to grieve, surrounded by family and friends.
The amount of "humanist" (non-religious) funeral services is on the increase in Ireland. What people have to remember is that when you pass away your funeral arrangements will be arranged by a family member or a person nominated by you. They only way to have your own wishes fulfilled is by you making your own funeral arrangements. A very prudent thing to do is to talk to your family and discuss what you would like.

Any funeral director in Ireland will gladly meet with you and put your wishes down on paper (no payment required). Once this is done you can tell your family you have your funeral planned and who your funeral director is.

The most unusual thing, in my opinion, is that Funerals take place so quickly in Ireland. The deceased is possibly buried within 48 hours of their passing! This short time span does not give the family to come to terms with their loss. The family are in deep shock, no matter how well prepared they thought they were, and before they know it the funeral is over.

Why do families do this to themselves ?? In the UK it's not unusual to have the funeral one or even two weeks after the death.

Can you imagine what two weeks of whiskey or brandy would do to someone? Even a seasoned campaigner would be broke up after it.

Chorcai · 16-11-2012 02:20AM

My grandmother died in August this year and my grandfather in Feb '11 both were waked at our home, there were nearly 600 people for my grandmother and over 700 people came to the house for my grandfather over the 3 days. We wouldn't have had people telling us fond memories or the great stories of them both, if we held it from a funeral home.

SafeSurfer · 16-11-2012 02:26AM

Do you ever wonder why people rarely take photographs at funerals? Weddings, birthdays, christenings but not funerals.

I know they are not happy occasions, but why are we as people only eager to record our happy moments?

Even recordings of eulogies would be as interesting to future family members as the bestman/bridesmaid speech at a wedding.

donegal_road · 16-11-2012 02:44AM

Irish comedian Dave Allen said that shortly after he first learned to bless himself he was at a family funeral. At the grave-side he thought the priest said 'in the name of the father, and the son, and into the hole he goes amen'

Naid23 · 16-11-2012 12:30PM

As bad as this sounds, I'm a bit of a funeral dodger. Cant deal with them tbh - I go to close family ones etc but if my mams Great aunt who she hasnt seen in 20 years dies then No!..

My poor friend has 2 just this weekend, one today then another one on monday - shes just waiting on the third one now!

:(

Canis Lupus · 16-11-2012 12:41PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Do you ever wonder why people rarely take photographs at funerals? Weddings, birthdays, christenings but not funerals.

I know they are not happy occasions, but why are we as people only eager to record our happy moments?

Even recordings of eulogies would be as interesting to future family members as the bestman/bridesmaid speech at a wedding.

Old thread is old but I have a mate who was at a funeral and apparently there was one dude there with a camera acting like it was a wedding. Later on all the pics went up on his facebook. Apparently they didn't last long but that has to rank as of the most hilariously inappropriate things I have ever heard.

gobnaitolunacy · 16-11-2012 12:43PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Do you ever wonder why people rarely take photographs at funerals? Weddings, birthdays, christenings but not funerals.

Unless it's Michael Collins lying in state, it's just plain creepy.

Like, who, esp. a family member wants to re-live that day? Was offered a video of a funeral of a close family member by a local camera nut, twas a case of 'thanks but no thanks'.

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