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Irish wakes fade as send-off merriment dies in modern times
In Ireland the practice of waking the dead has largely vanished though pockets of shenanigans linger in Connemara. Clerical bans and changing social norms diminished the boisterous wake with dancing, songs, and even brawls once common. Historians debate wakes origins while current wakes are subdued relics of a costlier era.
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Dublin
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Synod of Armagh
Archdiocese of Dublin