Join the world's only arts festival dedicated to the ancient tradtions and arts of the Irish Wake.

'The Wake remains a defining feature of Irish society, a unique powerful tool which eases the grief and sense of loss many feel with the death of their loved ones. But it is only right that we continue to celebrate these ancient rituals and rites in the world's only wake festival,' says Festival director Kevin Toolis, author of the seminal work on wakes, 'My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die'.

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