So - it’s just a regular Family Get Together in Ireland, and I ask one of the Aunts how things are - I know she has had several bereavements recently. She launched into the stories of the dying, the deaths and the Wakes, in plenty of detail, quite animated in the telling. After about 20 minutes she stops fairly quickly, gives me a look and says ‘I’m soryy, The Irish talk about Death’ It was refreshing to know that just a hop away from where I live, people are more open in the