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I’ll start talking about keening, the ancient Irish funeral practice here in an hour. Join me here. Please retweet #Keening 
Keening from the Irish word go Caoin - to cry. It is described as a crying or wailing sound. Performed over the dead by professional or semi professional keeners - generally but not always women. #Keening
When a death occurred, word was sent for the keener(s) t attend the wake. The keen consisted of a lament often using unintelligible words - ‘Ochone’ ‘Ologan’ and the repetition of the name of the deceased #keening
