2. Irish funeral prayer
• In Memory of ____ 19yy - 20yy
• May the road rise to meet you. May the wind
be always at your back. May the sun shine
warm upon your face. May the rains fall soft
upon your fields and until we meet again, May
the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand.
• This is example of prayer that they say in
Ireland, but there is many that can be found
elsewhere
3. Unknown facts of Irish funerals
The rest of the world looks at the news papers
to see who has died the Irish get up and listen
to the radio and find out. This is due to that it
would take to long for to find out if put in
paper.
4. Are there cremations in Ireland
• They do not have many cremations
• They prefer to have traditional funerals
• The main reason that they have the bodies
not destroyed is because the major religions
are Protestants and Catholics. Both are believe
in resurrection of the body.
5. Is there any similarities with rest of the
world
• They do have caskets and are made the same
as everyone else
• They do have what is called “welfare casket”
that is made of a cheap wood or cardboard.
