My grandmother emigrated from Northern Ireland while pregnant with my mother. When she passed she requested that we have a brief wake rather than a funeral. Her

My grandmother emigrated from Northern Ireland while pregnant with my mother. When she passed she requested that we have a brief wake rather than a funeral. Her brothers came in from Belfast and Kitchener (Ontario), my mom and her sister and immediate families gathered. She was burned and then we shared a meal, drinks, and shared photographs and stories. I wouldn't say it's that far gone. If there's one thing that Irish (and for that matter, Scottish) are good at it's sowing the seed, so to speak.