It was too much like an Irish wake: the corpse being me.

"I hear Irish wakes are festive," he said with severe irony.

It was more like a hybrid between sitting shivah and attending an Irish wake.

"What Henry would most have wanted us to share this evening is a nice Irish wake - a celebration of life."

Afterward, they retreated to a restaurant for an Irish wake.

Her poor family went to Irish wakes hoping for sandwiches.

His son said the family would probably conduct a true Irish wake.

Women held important social and symbolic roles during the Irish wake.

And they had a favorite bar where his friends gathered for an Irish wake.

An Irish wake followed and eventually he was buried at sea.