# last rites
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"There is something profound about holding someone as they take their last breaths"
16 Nov 2015
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reposing at home
The traditional Irish wake: Why rumours of its demise have been greatly exaggerated
15 Nov 2015
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'It's my job to help the family plan and care for their dying children at home'
Anne Tan
15 Nov 2015
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"There are worse things than dying" - how Irish medical workers deal with the final journey
15 Nov 2015
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'I lost two brothers to suicide. It’s unimaginable that it could happen twice'
Mary O'Neill
14 Nov 2015
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glasnevin cemetery
'What I've learned from working in a crematorium for 33 years'
14 Nov 2015
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Last Rites: the arrival of a priest is a monument to finality in Irish life
14 Nov 2015
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My Dad was a mortician, so it's no surprise I ended up as an embalmer
Pamela Murphy
13 Nov 2015
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'Kate is my daughter. Kate was born still and silent. It is the loudest heartbreak.'
Triona McConkey
13 Nov 2015
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