How the keening tradition died out at Irish funerals
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How the keening tradition died out at Irish funerals
Up until the middle of the last century, keeners could often be heard at an Irish wake, wailing over a dead body. Keening, a word that comes from the Irish for crying would see women crying dramatically over the deceased at funerals but why did this funeral tradition at Irish funerals die out?
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