Traditions of Death with Michael Fortune In-Person
This talk will focus on the superstitions, beliefs and practices surrounding death in Ireland. 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.
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.
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