Going out in style: Keening, neo-pagan funerals, Amulet Project February 18, 2016 Folklorist and historian, Dr Jenny Butler, shares some insights into Irish funeral traditions and the practice of keening Read More
The rest of the world can learn from Irish funerals September 28, 2015 IRELAND – I encountered a young Irishwoman not long ago, who talked to me about having spent some time working in Read More
How Irish people want to die October 19, 2014 IRELAND – Ireland supposedly ‘does death well’. But a new survey suggests that it’s a modern taboo – and that end-of-life care in Read More