UPRIGHT BURIAL.
Upright burial was the recognised and traditional form of interment favoured by the kings of Ancient Ireland. It was not considered fitting that a monarch should be prone; consequently kings were buried erect, clad in their war panoply, • and usually with their faces turned towards their enemies. The Irish in those far-off days believed that so long- as their kings remained in this position they exercised an evil influence on their foes. So powerful was the belief in this ability that on one occasion the body of a king was disinterred by those hostile to his clan,. and placed in another grave, head downwards, in order to break the succession of disasters which dogged them while he rested in his grave with face turned towards them.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 245, 16 October 1935, Page 10
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128UPRIGHT BURIAL. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 245, 16 October 1935, Page 10
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