Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices

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07/20/2006

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Table of Contents Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices
 Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The rural Irish custom called nosanna
    1. The death old person
    2. Mocking civil and religious authorities
  3. Thomas Crofton Crocker and his view of the custom
    1. The amount of money spent on wakes and funerals and the clergy
    2. Games and music: Offending the Church
  4. Enforcing the Statutes issued during Synods
  5. Conclusion
  6. Bibliography

Abstract

Foreigners often see ireland as a deeply Catholic country. Yet when dealing with their traditional customs, the Irish can prove to be very disobedient to the orders of the church. One of the best examples is probably that of the 'merry wake': the church tried for hundreds of years to forbid this very special kind of funeral vigil or at least some of the practices associated with it, but all these attempts were unsuccessful, so deeply established was the habit in people's lives.

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