Wake Amusements - A Wake to rituals of play

FREE

In days of old, the traditional wake was filled with playful activities, games, and rituals, both literal and symbolic. Using extracts from Séan O Suilleabháin’s book Irish Wake Amusements we explore, through play, the significance of these games, their relevance within the wider ritual and wonder if they could still have relevance in contemporary grieving processes.
Resonate and Let’s Play Skibbereen invite you to ask how might we ‘play’ again, relating to the subject of death, grief and the afterlife?

Free to attend and open to the curious and playful of mind and spirit.

Facilitated by Resonate and Martin O’ Donoghue, Let’s Play Skibbereen.

This project is supported by Cork County Council and the Heritage Council under the County Heritage Plan Funding 2025.

You may also like the following events from Resonate - formerly Skibbereen FeelGood Festival:

• This Monday, 28th July, 10:00 am, Family Song Circle with Tara Mestre in Bantry
• This Tuesday, 29th July, 05:30 pm, Playful Percussion at the Windmill Rock Amphitheatre with Martin O’ Donoghue in Cork
• This Wednesday, 30th July, 10:30 am, Puppet Dance Party! With Studio Ballydehub in Bantry

Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Bantry.