Remembering the Dead

'Remembering the Dead'

Speaker: Michael Fortune

Lecture Series

This talk will focus on the superstitions, beliefs and practices surrounding death in Ireland.

• Nov 1, 202510:30 am-12:00 pm

• €10 (cash only)

• The Council Chamber, County Hall, Emmet Street, Clonmel, Co Tipperary E91 N512

Synopsis

November is a month associated with the dead and remembering in Ireland, and this talk will range from death customs and funeral practices to signs and omens. This talk will be relaxed and informal and during the hour Michael will share content he recorded, heard and experienced over his life. In 2024 he worked with the Museum of Hidden History in Clonmel and conducted a collection of interviews with Funeral Directors in relation to death customs and practices from Co. Tipperary and some of these findings will feature in the presentation.

Biography

Michael Fortune is an artist, film maker, educator, collector of folklore and song from County Wexford. Since the 1990’s he has been collecting stories and accounts of traditions and times gone by in day care centres, halls, schools and homes all over Ireland. He shares these stories on his popular www.folkore.ie site to massive audiences. He has contributed to features in newspapers, television and radio. Annually he publishes a calendar on traditional Irish dressers.

Lectures Booking:

• Admission is €10 (cash only)

• Booking in advance

• Email to museum@tipperarycoco.ie