The Acknowledgement is the family’s thank you to all those who helped and supported them in any way, before, during and after the funeral.
We provide templates for the Acknowledgement as well as a checklist of those you may wish to thank in your acknowledgement. You can also add up to three photos of your loved one and include details of any Mass or Memorial Service being held.
Click here to see how an Acknowledgement looks on RIP.ie.
As well as showing in the Family Notices section for up to 5 weeks, a link to the Acknowledgement, can be displayed permanently on the death notice on RIP.ie - click here to see how this looks.
When to publish an Acknowledgement?
In many parts of Ireland, the Acknowledgement is published approx. one month after death, to coincide with the Month's Mind.
In other parts of Ireland, the Acknowledgement is published approx. one year after death, to coincide with the First Anniversary.
To announce a Mass or gathering to be held approx. one month after the funeral, in memory of the deceased. Often includes a short verse and personal sentiment.
We provide a template and a selection of popular verses, to guide you and you can also add up to three photos of your loved one. Click
here to see how a Month's Mind notice looks on RIP.ie.
As well as showing in the Family Notices section, a link to the Month's Mind notice can also be displayed on the death notice for up to 5 weeks (shown here), so that people viewing the death notice can immediately see when and where this will take place - a great help for those who may have missed the funeral and want to attend the Month’s Mind, so it’s a good idea to publish the Month’s Mind notice as soon after publishing the death notice as possible, when viewing of the death notice is highest.
Published to remember a departed loved one on their birthday. Often includes a short verse and personal sentiment.
We provide a template and a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your loved one.
A notice to announce details of a Service, Mass or gathering held some time after the funeral, in memory of the deceased. May include a short verse or personal sentiment.
Often held where the deceased died abroad, or some time ago, and this gathering serves to bring friends and family together to remember their loved one.
We provide a template and a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your loved one and details of when and where the Memorial Mass or Service is being held.
To remember a deceased loved one at Christmas time, it often includes a short verse or personal sentiment.
Although less usual, it may include details of a Mass, service or gathering being organised during the Christmas period.
We provide a template, as well as a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your loved one and details of any Mass or Memorial Service being held.
To remember a deceased parent on Mother’s Day. Often includes a short verse and personal sentiment.
We provide a template, as well as a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your mother, as you like to remember her.
To remember a deceased parent on Father's Day. Often includes a short verse and personal sentiment.
We provide a template, as well as a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your father, as you like to remember him.
An acknowledgement is a public thank you from the family of the deceased to all those who helped and supported them in any way, before, during and after the funeral.
Here is a checklist of those you may wish to thank in your acknowledgement
A sincere thank you to (include those that apply from each list) and simply write this as a continuous paragraph, separating each group with a semi colon (;)
kind neighbours, relatives, friends, carers;
those who sent flowers, Mass cards, letters of sympathy, messages of condolence, memorial gifts;
those who travelled long distances, called to the house, attended the wake, rosary, removal, Mass, service, burial, cremation;
the doctors, matron, nurses and staff of (name of hospital or hospice);
the management, nurses and staff of (name of nursing home or residential care centre) for their care and respect shown at all times;
the (name any associations or charity you would like to acknowledge) for their help and support;
the (name any local clubs or groups) for their a guard of honour:
all those who participated in the (Mass / service / celebration of life);
parking marshals and those who managed the flow of traffic during the wake and funeral;
funeral directors, for their sensitive and professional handling of arrangements
A notice to announce details of a Service or gathering held some time after the funeral, in memory of the deceased. May include a short verse or personal sentiment.
Often held where the deceased died abroad, or some time ago, and this gathering serves to bring friends and family together to remember their loved one.
We provide a template and a selection of popular verses, to guide you. You can also add up to three photos of your loved one and details of when and where the Memorial Service is being held.
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