Letters to the Editor: Why the Irish wake should be cherished

"We don’t get everything right, but the West Cork funeral is one thing we do get right." File picture

We lost our aunt last week. In many ways she was a last link with the old generation, those who were born under English rule, those who fought in the War of Independence and, after, in the Civil War. She was a voice for them, and now she’s gone.

But much comfort was given in the way we said goodbye. We don’t get everything right, but the West Cork funeral is one thing we do get right.