![]() ![]() The most famous of the deceased crypt dwellers however, is “The Crusader.” In a time when the average height of a medieval soldier was around 5 feet 7 inches or so, he stood at well over six feet. It could be as likely however, that they were removed to make him fit in his casket. Of these, one is called the “Unknown Woman” and another referred to as “The Nun.” One mummy is known as “The Thief” due to his missing right hand and feet, a punishment of the time. There are a few caskets of importance displayed on ceremony, while others are stacked. To add to the creepy factor, there had been a one size fits all policy in coffin making, so bones were broken and limbs hacked away to make the deceased fit into their final resting place. ![]() The coffins and caskets have decayed, leaving the inhabitants perfectly preserved. Thanks to a unique set of environmental factors, the corpses within are completely mummified. A favourite visiting place of Bram Stoker, people come from far and wide not to admire the architecture, but to visit the creepy crypt! Michan’s has stood on the same Viking site since the 11 th century. Michan’s Church, Church Street, Dublin 7Ī Church of Ireland house of worship, St. Here the ghostly black canine remains, never to be separated from his master. The distraught animal followed the funeral cortege dutifully to the place of interment in the grounds of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Every day for weeks his dog would join the search team until he was found. All perished.Įach body was recovered immediately with the exception of the rescue Captain. A coal ship called The Neptune was in distress and going down, Captain John McNeill Boyd took the lifeboat Ajax out with five men to attempt to save the crew of The Neptune. In 1861 a massive storm took place off of the coast of Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. The most famous ghost of Saint Patrick’s is not human, but a Newfoundland dog. It is of little wonder therefore that the prolific author and clergyman is still seen within the building he called home. His body was returned to its burial place and the Cathedral is also home to a mask of his skull and death masks. Jonathan Swift’s body was exhumed almost a century after his death and a post mortem took place to prove he had died from Meniere’s disease and not insanity as first thought. ![]()
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