Green Burial
At Green Funerals Ireland, we understand the value of preserving the environment even in the final stages of life. That’s why we offer green burial options to our clients.
Green burial is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial methods. It involves burying the deceased in a biodegradable casket allowing the body to decompose naturally and return to the earth. This process is gentle on the environment and promotes natural regeneration, creating a lasting legacy for your loved one.
Our team of compassionate professionals will guide you through the green burial process from start to finish, ensuring your loved one’s final resting place aligns with your values and beliefs. We offer a range of green burial options, including woodland burials, natural burial grounds, and existing family burial plots.
Knockma Woodland Burial Ground
Tuam, Co. Galway
Set in a tranquil setting, at one with nature. Wonderful place for all to discover somewhere special.This natural woodland burial ground (NWBG) is an alternative to the traditional graveyard. The eco friendly burial of the NWBG has no headstone, or markings and decorations, simply a spot in a natural area with a natural stone placed at ground level with the name and dates of the buried, if desired. Not everyone chooses to mark their site with a stone but prefer to have a native tree planted. A map is kept of all plots so their final resting place can be identified.
Woodbrook Natural Burial Ground
Killanne, Co. Wexford
In its most simplistic form, a natural burial ground is a graveyard where the land has a second use, as a living, developing native Irish woodland and wildflower meadow. Gone are the marble headstones and concrete surrounds that are commonplace in other Irish burial grounds, replaced instead by a small simple grave marker and the planting of a native Irish tree.
Visitors will be able to walk along the pathways surrounded by nature, spotting wildlife in their newly created habitats. These natural burial grounds will be sacred and natural places where people of all faiths and those without any religion will find a beautiful resting place.
In choosing a natural or green burial you will be creating, conserving and sustaining native Irish woodland. It is a gift that will keep on giving to future generations.
