Drawing on folklore, oral history, songs, historic ethnography, literature, and archaeology, this study investigates the economic, social, and material evidence of traditional late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century wakes along coastal Ireland through the lens of an archaeological case study on the island of Inishark. We analyze material practices of “good” and “bad” deaths, and explore the myriad ways that islanders used everyday material culture in mortuary rituals, particularly wakes and funerals. We argue that material culture could hold multiple symbolic valences throughout its history, especially everyday items used in ritual contexts. Finally, we describe the material residues associated with mourning practices on Inishark.

这项研究利用考古案例研究的视角，利用民间传说，口述历史，歌曲，历史民族志，文学和考古学，研究了爱尔兰沿海沿19世纪晚期至20世纪初传统传统苏醒的经济，社会和物质证据。在Inishark岛上。我们分析了“好”和“坏”死亡的物质习俗，并探索了岛民在太平间仪式中使用日常物质文化的多种方式，特别是在苏醒和葬礼中。我们认为物质文化在其整个历史中可能具有多种象征性价，特别是在仪式环境中使用的日常物品。最后，我们描述了与Inishark上的哀悼实践相关的物质残留。