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Guides on wording, verses, photographs and Irish remembrance traditions, written by the team who print the cards.
Memorial Card Tips · 28 July 2026
Names, dates, an address, a verse and a photograph. Here is exactly what belongs on an Irish memorial card, panel by panel, and what families most often forget.
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Choosing Verses · 14 July 2026
Length, faith and voice matter more than finding a “perfect” poem. A practical decision path that narrows hundreds of verses down to one.
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Irish Traditions · 30 June 2026
From the wake to the month's memory to the Celtic cross, the customs behind the Irish memorial card are older than the print trade itself.
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Memorial Card Tips · 4 August 2026
Prices, quantity tiers and what is genuinely included. Design and VAT are in the price — here is what actually drives the cost of an Irish memorial card order.
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Design Inspiration · 21 July 2026
Four formats, one decision. Sizes, verse space and how each one is actually used — so you can pick the format the family will still have in twenty years.
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Irish Traditions · 11 August 2026
Four names, three different things. What Irish families mean by mortuary card, memoriam card, memorial card and mass card — and which one you actually need.
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Choosing Verses · 8 August 2026
Copy-and-adapt wording for every panel of the card: headings, dedication lines, family lines and anniversary wording, grouped by relationship.
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Memorial Card Tips · 13 August 2026
Home printing can work for a handful of cards. Here is exactly where it falls down, and where it is genuinely the right call.
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Design Inspiration · 15 August 2026
The photograph decides how the card feels. What to look for, how to send it, and what we can rescue from a creased 1970s print.
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