GRAVEYARD HORROR: Bones scattered EVERYWHERE uncovered
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- It is believed that there has been a church on this site since 528 AD. In 1148 Donough O'Carroll, King of Oriel, established St Mary's Priory, however the present ruins date to the 13th century. Prior to that, the church was subjected to near constant damage and attack, with deliberate fires razing it in 1152, 1160 and again in 1166.
St. Mary's Abbey Cemetery consists of graves within and adjacent to the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey on the outskirts of Louth Village. The location is shown on Google Maps as "Louth Churches and Oratory." The cemetery can be reached by way of a footpath from a local road just to the south of the site.
Locating graves in the cemetery is a difficult proposition as the site has largely been surrendered to nature and now features tall grass, damaged gravestones and uneven ground. Many of the gravestones still standing have deteriorated to the point of being unreadable. Fortunately, gravestone inscriptions were recorded in 1980, to the extent possible, and preserved in the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal.
The site of the cemetery is noteworthy as the location of a monastery founded by St. Mochta in the sixth century. The monastery was regarded as one of the great ecclesiastical centers of Ireland during the Middle Ages.
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I live in Australia, all my mums brothers were stone masons were all irish descent and i can personally admire the hard labour and incredible workmanship without the weeds these old cemetarys are time capsuals in ireland wonderful video cheers from sydney and god bless Ireland and her people forever .
That's amazing
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Another Aussie who loves your vidz. I'm astounded by the beautiful old graveyards you take us to. Especially when you show us a grave dated 1727 .. when you consider that the First Fleet to Aus landed in 1788 ... It's just mind-boggling to see these magnificent ruins that date back to 1312. it's hard to wrap an Aussie head around the length of history in such a beautiful place. I seriously need to go to Ireland and Scotland where all of my ancestors came from - mostly via England, and they mostly came here as convicts, eventually becoming free settlers - the pioneers of this nation. I need to see where they came from in order to understand my true heritage and my place in the here and now ... I feel it very deeply every time I watch your channel .. like it's calling me. Thank you. XX
Lots of my Irish/ Scott ancestors were sent to the prison colony of Australia too.the Brits also sent some to Barbados etc to work on sugar cane plantations.... history is a lot more convoluted than commonly thought
I'm surprised that this graveyard amongst many would have fallen into disrepair, given the connection to St.Patrick
Awesome video sue, starting 2024 out on a leap, the location is beautiful history going back to 1300's ,we all need to take a step back and truly take in the History then, and where we are today and truly be thankful and grateful for everything OUR LORD and SAVIOR has blessed us with.
Incredible architecture. Stone by stone and so old...1000 years? Such precious souls....lived worked loved died. I can't imagine how hard life was. Thanx for a beautiful tour,walk through and history. I can never get enough❤😊❤😊❤😊
Thanks a million Deborah ❤️
With all those pieces of lead and wood lying around, I'll say it's a mausoleum! Perhaps the crest and inscribed (looks like 1729 at the bottom, but might just be my eyes, lol) stones were mounted on the outside, (door and plaque?), and fell off over time. The whole place definitely needs some urgent TLC. Loved all the history in this adventure Sue, thanks for braving the bull paddock for us!! Be safe. Deb of Oz XXX
Thank you Deb, I tried to see if the writing would show in edit but it didn't, you might be right there with the mausoleum but no signs of coffins kind of threw me
The stone walls are just massive. So impressive that they have stood for so long. Thanks for showing us this. I have never seen open gated grave rooms like this before. All those bones too are incredible.
Thanks so much ❤️ 🙏
Beautiful place that I would have never gotten to see without you. Thanks from middle America 😊
Thanks Mary, appreciate it 🙏
Wow, such a cool graveyard! Always a big thank-you for taking us along with you, Sue!
Thanks Terri
what a fascinating place Sue , I agree important historical sites such as these should be protected and preserved .
I wasn't aware that if a building is listed it's hard to get the building restored so like st marys abbey as it's listed they won't repair what's left?? Something along those lines, which is so strange
@@SerenitySueGraveyards like here its a war the govt feels the church should pay for repairs and the church feels its actually council land so govt should pay and nothing gets done
@cemeteriesdownunder9247 I hear ya, seen it so many times, terrible
Gorgeous place thanks Sue!
Thanks Cathy ❤️
Beautiful place cheers Sue…
Many thanks
WOW Sue this was a fantastic video..What an amazing place and definitely needs to be preserved..Great job my friend ❤
Thanks so much
Could they have buried horses there??
This was an amazing one, Sue!! So much to see…Beautiful.
In my hometown, we had two monuments…graves for horses 🐎 ! 🤷🏼♀️💚💚💚💚
I don't think so, definitely human remains
Cool!
I do see a human skull, the eye sockets sticking up.
Totally agree that this site needs to be repaired and protected.
It's such a shame
Such a shame to see such beautiful places gone to shambles. Great job as usual.
Thanks Aunty ❤️
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@@RedheadTales hi Irene. Hope all is well
My Mother's name is Martha Alice Flynn & her Father name is Ernest Flynn. Don't know if the last name was changed. I know that some last names were changed from O' Flynn way back but I am still proud & I love following you on these journey's. Really Outstanding
Thanks so much Kenny
What a beautiful, restful place. Thank you for taking us along, Sue - I am gobsmacked at the beautiful and historical places you visit, and I'm so glad you share it with us too...I'm always happy to give you a 'Tums up' every time. There are far worse places to rest for all eternity .. I think I'd be happy here : )
Glad you enjoyed it, yes very beautiful places here, it's great I can share with like minded people
You know, over the years there’s probably been many varmits wandered in and out of that script. They tend to scatter bones. Very interesting visit. 😁🐶
Yes, definitely animals have moved bones about in there
Amazing place! So much work to be done. Where would they even start? Now you've even taken a chance on facing bulls for us! 😆 Thank you!
Where is right, what a shame, its a protected building, so they can't do anything. If I'd of seen a bull I'd of ran like the wind
Hello my friend
Thank you for sharing all of your many hours of exploring with us. I find comfort in knowing that I am not the only one with the morbid hobby of walking around cemeteries. 🙂 I love your channel, so glad i came across it. I sure hope Ireland puts some time and money into these historic, beautiful places. Its not like there isnt any income from tourism.
So true, ❤️
Astounding. I'm blown away by the ancientness of this site. Beautiful.
Thanks so much ❤️
Another amazing video, Sue! So many interesting things going on! And that old building in the field has held very well. Remarkable! Thank you, Sue!
Thank you Ben ❤️
Thank you so much for another amazing video Sue
Always welcome 🙏
Wow what history and relics there,I wonder what it looked like in it's time,very enjoyable video and ty for walking the ankle breaking ground to show us.
Thank you so very much
Another incredible location, thank you! Love the graveyard within the abbey walls.
Glad you enjoyed it Monica ❤️
Love the pitchure of Anne and Henry Oneil on the headstone great video.
Thanks ❤️
My Grandfather came from Northern Ireland to Philadelphia in the late 1800s, I’m always looking for the name McHugh when I’m watching your videos, thx for doing these.
Thanks so much ❤️
James Caroll vault is really amazing surrounded by high walls with iron door like castle, haven't seen ever like this. Your episode really brings others to see and know this different kind of vault..thanks for your effort..
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a million ❤️
Beautiful place with such a history, thank you so much for the tour !
Glad you enjoyed it
I enjoy following your channel, my father was born in Lucan and most of my family live in Co Kildare. Keep up the good work 👍🏴🏴🏴👍
Thank you very much ❤️
Thanks for the map telling us where you are. Thanks for more history of Ireland.
My pleasure 🙏
Another place I like really well, this is even more interesting it's so old. Love to be there also, you all are very good at doing this & my favorite to watch because it's better than others I watch also my family's Irish from my Mother's side. Thank you!
Thanks so much
Ooooooo that black new marker....very nice! But the old ones.....sooooooo cool, this channel is right up my alley! Wow...just wow, rock hoppin over there must be fantastic!!!!!
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That was really interesting. I am always impressed with such old history.
Thank you ❤️
Wow!! What a BEAUTIFUL place!! It's such a shame that it's been neglected!! Hopefully, your video will highlight it to the people with the power and inclination to save it from declining any further!! I wished I lived in Ireland!!
Those scattered bones sure are a mystery!!💀☠🤔🤔
Thanks for another EXCELLENT video, Sue!! XXXX 👏💞👍💖❤
Thanks Nadia, a mystery is right!! I hope its taken care of, if not that abbey will crumble
Just another awesome video Sue 🍀
Thanks Bailey ❤️
Absolutely stunning ,full of history x ..loved it .thanks for showing it to us x .always love your vids x❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it Maire, thank you ❤️
Those bones in the vault were strange
Ye, can't understand it
Very
Thank you a wonderful tour. Our cat KerryKeel especially enjoyed it.
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As usual a very big double thumbs up from me...👍👍Awesome!!!
Thank you so much 😀
I can imagine how beautiful the church was with the windows intact.
You know I didn't even think of that, oh wow yes for sure
Very interesting, what a place to visit… but I would have been sooo tempted to close those gates! 😊 I would imagine that the place with all those bones is a family mausoleum where coffins were stacked up. The wood would have disintegrated over time, with the skeletons ending up in a pile… I agree with other posters, that place should be cared for and preserved.
It definitely should be preserved
I follow Grave Visitations.fascinating seeing the graveyards in Ireland! Thank you! Love the narration! Thank you
Thank you, yes we usually are together, keeps me safe and holds the torch ❤️
Thanks sue....I truly enjoy your grave explorations..... you're the best!! God bless!
You are so welcome
This is so impressive,seeing these ancient church ruins,and other structures. Im sure they were breathtakinly beautiful when first built,along with the fence rails,and headstones. But they have embraced a new beauty through the great seasons of time. I can only emagine what these dear souls looked like back then,and what stories they would tell us. Thank you so much for this beautiful tour. Please be careful out there. God bless from Oklahoma U.S.
Thanks Rebecca ❤️
Hi sue it looks very over grown it's such a same it would look lovely if it is closed up very interesting place hope you both are well take care lovely video thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you ❤️
Thank you!! From Scottsdale Az
You are so welcome!
Another interesting video... the dates of those buildings are incredible i couldn't imagine the hardships of the people in them days... all the bones was just crazy... thanks again from Aussie Pete keep safe
Glad you enjoyed it Pete
The little structure with the horseshoes, filled with bones, where the family crest was seen inside...in the far back looked to be old pieces of markers...gave me the impression that these had been dug up from another location and all placed inside....perhaps to make room for others in another area or maybe they were the oldest that no longer could be read? Very interesting! Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you ❤️
I've tried to get Ivy to grow over my house like that. The heat in Arizona is too great, and it kills it off. I love the look of it, and it makes for perfect shade.
I love the sound of squeaky gates and doors. It reminds me of being in an old black and white horror movie.
That is such a magnificent place. The scattered bones add a bit of class to the spook factor of the squeaky doors.
I get the impression that the "ossuary" is more of a dumping ground to make room for new graves. Then, they just sealed it up with the metal gate.
Thank you, I find it strange there's writing on the stone inside and a plague too, so it's just very strange
@@SerenitySueGraveyards That adds a bit more to the mystery. A family crypt turned dumping ground?
Ivy will destroy your brick work.
@belindakennedy5828 Thank you for the tip. Most houses in the American Southwest are covered in Stucco. If Ivy destroys brick, it will tear Stucco apart.
I really enjoy this very much, thank God both 🙏 excellent
Glad you enjoyed it
I love that people are still being buried there! Some real history!
It's amazing even kings were entertained here
@@SerenitySueGraveyardsIf those walls could talk!
Great video too. Thank you so much for sharing and what a wonderful history you have in that area.
Thanks for watching Joel
The sky is absolutely beautiful, blue! Ours isn't nearly as blue. Makes for some beautiful pictures. Love you guys!
Thank you Robin ❤️
This is really amazing to see the walls still standing. A house made of stone is neat to see, but a stone roof? That is fascinating! Ty for the tour, loved it. Tc and stay safe always.
Thanks so much ❤️
Great place to turn a pretty ankle ... thanks for another great video Sue and GV
Oh yes, I'm so used to it now that I have become more wary of walking
What an amazing find! Hope this place gets preserved.
Me too
Loved the steel door with the beautiful flowers on the corners❤
Thank you so much 😊
Lovely place, but rough, unfortunately, their are a decent few halfpenny's around louth, i knew a few, Carrolls too, their was a carrolls cigarette factory in dundalk, plus a harp brewery, which smelled like cornflakes:)
Love that it smelled of cornflakes 🤣🤣
Harp beer is delicious.
@@LauraKnotek it's decent yeah:)
Thank you for the wonderful tour. One day I will make my way to Ireland. Beautiful country!!! 🇨🇦
Please do! ❤️
Thank you Sue& GV,great video,emjpyed your company God bless❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks so much ❤️
Wow ! What a Really interesting place, and that Breathtaking Mausoleum towards the end , Never a Dull moment, Top Job documenting the Condition of the Historical Masonry 👍
Thanks Harold ❤️
I have never heard of an Ossuary before. I do love your videos and seeing 18th & 19th century headstones. I live in Southern Nevada, USA so our Cemetaries are not that old and the old ones in the west where a lot were buried wherever they dropped.
Thanks a million ❤️
I would theorize that was a very old mausoleum which was probably disturbed by several different intruders over the centuries, from grave robbers to animals to floods. All those disturbances and the passage of time caused wooden caskets to rot away, leaving behind old bones to be jumbled up and scattered pretty good.
Yes that's a definite point
You had me ducking my head when you went in and out of the Carroll vault area 😂
🤣🤣🤣 you are too funny
This is an outstanding video 👍🏻👍🏻. Your videos are filled with history. Thank you!
Thanks Mark ❤️
OMG the bones. With moss on them. Wow.
Thanks
Sue, how beautiful that cemetery could be. Thank you guys for another great journey.
Have you two ever thought about being tour guides? Serenity Sue Tours of Eire. Ireland is so beautiful.
I don't think I'd do very well as a tour guide if I'm honest, my brain forgets everything I learn along the way 🤣
Thanks for another EXCELLENT video you two thanks for taking the time to do it I think the same it was a mausoleum it is a shame that the coffins had fallen apart but with time all things left out in the weather will fall apart it look to me very damp in their.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you Jamie ❤️
Such a Beautiful place Sue...indeed in much need of TLC and Clean up. When u mentioned the Carroll family i thought of the shops in Dublin, i think my friends said they went out of business now. The fact also they were involved in Tobacco....that was a big thing here in Kentucky for the longest time and my family raised it, and I've worked in it. Amazing Video as always ❤ looking at the ground i was worried u would trip ...looked very haphazard and dangerous.
Thanks Tracy, isn't that amazing
I see that you are in the Wee county my father's county....I wonder how far are were from Dundalk.... great place to visit is St Mary's cemetery in inneskine in Co Monahan Patrick kavsnaugh (spelling), my grandparents and family is buried in there.
I actually drove through dundalk and I will have a video from a Cemetery that is literally in dundalk Town, that will come next
I find your video fascinating, and VERY interesting, but sad that this graveyard was not taken care of! We in southwest Texas have a graveyard like that, but ours is from the old west where famous gunslingers are buried, it's all desert though, not the green that place is.
I hope they do clean this up soon, gotta love the old gun slingers stories and graves too
Probably a stupid sounding question, but in America it's hard to find anything much over 200 years old. When you're in and around building over 1000 years old is there still a sense of the people who built them, worshipped in them and are entombed in them or has so much time passed that it's impossible to really feel any connection? If there are any crypts like the ones you guys have in our country I'm not aware of them. We have mausoleums and some are abandoned so of course people break into them to rob them but unless they've been violated there's no doors or windows to look thru to see old coffins still amazingly intact. It amazes me how different burial practices were then compared to today.
Not a stupid question at all, yes definitely at times I feel energy, like goosebumps. Sometimes I feel the stones. I'm not sure why, I feel drawn to touch them. It's a strange feeling of peace. I don't always feel it though.
It's hard to imagine attempting to refurbish a place like that. You wouldn't even be able to approach the building with heavy machinery because it is surrounded by graves and graves inside. Everything would get desroyed. And attempting to move them in the fragile state they're in - I can't imagine it.
I've seen it done before and yes it definitely would be a hard task, they'd have to try somehow, maybe via the field behind the ruins
Because it's run down it gives it that spooky ambience,it would be a cool place to visit at night
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Thank you ❤️
Beautiful iron work on that first gate!!!
It sure is!
another great video the history i love since your last video ive suffered a heart attack im doing ok once again thanks for all the great stuff you do
I'm so sorry David, mind yourself, get better soon ❤️
thank you@@SerenitySueGraveyards
Take you time David, we want you well
Hi sue, this was a great video!
This abbey must have been stunning in its heyday. Beautiful stonework on the walls.
Regarding your question, I would say if the structure is 600-700 years old, its possible it was a mausoleum since the caskets would have long ago decayed and only some bones remain (scattered I guess by critters that entered over the centuries). Good question!
Thank you for that
Beautiful and very interesting! But also very confusing! ❤
Yes, I'm still confused
I think with lead coffins with the bones is a family vault. Love watching thanks.
Thanks Tom ❤️
What a beautiful graveyard with a bit of eeriness about it. That church would have been beautiful to see. It’s a bummer most of the gravestones are not readable because the ones you read were really old. I could imagine some in the 1600’s or maybe even older. Odd how all those bones and headstones wound up in that mausoleum. Really weird. Ok God bless you two.
Thank you, God bless
Personally, I would notify someone the the bones are in that state, lying scattered around on the floor. Feels disrespectful, someone clearly chucked them in there once with no care for the people they belonged to. Great video!
Thank you ❤️
The plaque inside was probably on the outside in that indentation you pointed out.
Yes, probably
Such a beautiful place,its such a mess,as you say if it's one of the most important places in Ireland why is it left in such a mess,so sad.Great video 😊
Cheers hun
I would like to have known the years of the new burials. It seems a story behind being buried there. It could have been anonimous out of respect. This graveyard is almost overwhelming and chaotic burials jumbled. So amazing............thanks
1974 I think was the latest burial I saw in there, I've often found a misrule of old and new, mostly they are buried with family who already had a plot. Anyone buried inside the church are more than likely ones with more money, well know families
Beautiful area! Wish they would preserve it. I think that was an ossuary. No idea why all those bones exposed though! Unless what they put them in deteriorated and animals scattered the bones?!? Thanks Sue another interesting find!💕
Yes Liz, it has to be an Ossory
The house and the sky was beatuiful❤ That crypt looked like a lot of flood damage😢 i would have liked to see GV going through the elf door😊 Hope someone takes care of this amazing place❤
Oh Brenda, you definitely didn't need to see us trying to go through the tiny door 🤣🤣🤣
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Just joined your channel today. Wonderful tour! But what is an ozary?
Hi, an Ossory is a place where they put all the bones after they reuse the grave for someone else
Sue I'm wondering If that early stone house set back away from the Abbey graveyard could be a Hermits house. I saw in a another video where there were such houses that hermits would go to self-isolate for religious purposes. That is why they're only two windows and a door and they would be voluntarily locked in for a period of time. My memory is terrible but there was one such hermit that became a saint, who did this, could it be St Patrick? I can't for the life of me remember but it was pretty interesting how Stark the inside of the building was only two windows above, a door and a stone floor. It was said that one particular person actually got up to the second story window and jumped out to end his life. I wish I could remember where I saw that....
I think I counted no less than 10 skulls in that open mausoleum... I also wondered if that was a depository for reinterments.
Unique graveyard, looked to be quite bumpy and packed in there.
Thanks Sandra, I visited a hermits how, well he was an anchorite but very similar. Who really knows, stories so old get lost in translation and over time too. I don't recall st Patrick being a hermit I think st benidict was and maybe st Paul too but I could be wrong there
I believe the wee leprechaun door you ducked under, had stairs down originally too. When the relative had work done in 1943, the cement was added. Maybe there had been vandalism.
Oh that's probably why it's so small, thank you
The cemetery looks 😢.....but you make it 😊 by visiting there....😊 Thanks for doing what you do sue.....
My pleasure
Amazing a new burial amongst the decayed stones. Why is there not even a minimum of landscaping. A herd of goats would do wonders. Enjoyed the history tour. Irish Government , local charity ,volunteer organization should step all up. At least get the landscaping done. Could be a nice history tour.
I agree, this place is very beautiful and needs to he saved
I wonder if the stones inside with the writing were original in the spot where the horseshoes are.
I just don't know, maybe it was originally a mausoleum then they threw the bones in there, it's so strange. The door into it doesn't feel right either
Enjoyed very much. Should do rubbings of the tomb stones. I would
I just video to be honest, I drive hours to these places and then home, I just don't have the time x
Great video Miss Sue😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video Sue! I wonder if maybe that crest inside was on the outside at some point? I never heard of an ossuary before. I had to look it up lol
Thanks so much, yes it seems to have had a place for names where the horse shoe sits, anything is possible here, you never know what you'll find
thanks sue-GV another amazing vid thanks.
Always welcome Mark
impressed with your videos thank you
Thanks very much ❤️
Absolutely fascinating!
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Just luv u ur hubby & ur vids sue thank you God bless , ❤ xx
Thank you so much 💓
Ok where you say oops there's at fumer that's really white moves backwards every so slightly but have watched it a few times and I still see it. 33.11 it's on the right side and it moves
Make that you say wow when the railing gets in the way so my time is wrong. Anyway it's just a 😮 moment
23 minutes I think
I've looked but can't see it but I'll try again
Absolutely love your videos
Thanks so much ❤️