Susan Troy <sbtroy@comcast.net> said: >Wow. I knew we did double-deep here in the US. Hadn't heard about >triple-deep. I know for double-deep, the hole is 12 feet, so triple-deep >would mean an 18 foot hole! Where do you get the idea that "double-deep" would be 12 feet? If the proverbial "six feet under" refers to the distance from the surface to the top of the coffin, or concrete chamber, and the coffin took up about two feet of vertical space, then you would need to dig a hole 8 feet deep for a single, 10 feet for a double, or 12 feet for a triple. In fact, I think the original six foot measurement referred to the depth of the hole before the coffin was placed in it, in which case you would only need a 10-foot deep hole for a triple to be four feet below the surface. -dja

When my father died, we learned about double-deep, and I could swear the funeral home people said someone going in double-deep would be 12 feet down. So from there I extrapolated that triple deep would be 18 feet down. I was under the impression that each person got their own 6 feet. Obviously, my info is not the most scientifically accurate ;-) I do know that the grave liner was more than 2 feet high. Maybe we need a cemetery person to jump in on the conversation and clarify things.... On 9/22/06 7:57 AM, "Dennis Ahern" <ahern@world.std.com> wrote: > > Susan Troy <sbtroy@comcast.net> said: > >> Wow. I knew we did double-deep here in the US. Hadn't heard about >> triple-deep. I know for double-deep, the hole is 12 feet, so triple-deep >> would mean an 18 foot hole! > > Where do you get the idea that "double-deep" would be 12 feet? If the > proverbial "six feet under" refers to the distance from the surface to the > top of the coffin, or concrete chamber, and the coffin took up about two > feet of vertical space, then you would need to dig a hole 8 feet deep for > a single, 10 feet for a double, or 12 feet for a triple. In fact, I think > the original six foot measurement referred to the depth of the hole before > the coffin was placed in it, in which case you would only need a 10-foot > deep hole for a triple to be four feet below the surface. > > -dja

I always understood the 'six feet under' was the depth of the entire dig. ***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please ***** ***** Thanks for your consideration ***** Pádraig Mór, An Sean Gabhar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Ahern" <ahern@world.std.com> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 7:57 AM Subject: deep subject > > Susan Troy <sbtroy@comcast.net> said: > >>Wow. I knew we did double-deep here in the US. Hadn't heard about >>triple-deep. I know for double-deep, the hole is 12 feet, so triple-deep >>would mean an 18 foot hole! > > Where do you get the idea that "double-deep" would be 12 feet? If the > proverbial "six feet under" refers to the distance from the surface to the > top of the coffin, or concrete chamber, and the coffin took up about two > feet of vertical space, then you would need to dig a hole 8 feet deep for > a single, 10 feet for a double, or 12 feet for a triple. In fact, I think > the original six foot measurement referred to the depth of the hole before > the coffin was placed in it, in which case you would only need a 10-foot > deep hole for a triple to be four feet below the surface. > > -dja > >>