Funerals: Study shows Irish wakes may help more with grief
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More people in the UK are suffering from prolonged grief than in Ireland - and wakes may be a factor.

Traditional Irish wakes may help people cope better with their bereavement, new research has suggested.

The Ulster University study, which involved more than 2,000 people, looked at prolonged grief disorder (PGD).

It described the disorder as an enduring yearning for the deceased persisting...

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