That was an amazing video with the music and all that history. And what a view when you got to the top. I dont mind heights but my brother would never go up there. Fine work as always.
Some amazing old graves and what a beautiful place,it was just dripping in history, just looking at it when you came in the gate was like stepping back in time.
That was a beautiful presentation of this Church. I think I could have spent hours just reading up the history let alone absorbing all the wonderful architecture and stained glass windows. Absolutely stunning. The graveyard was very interesting too, and immaculately kept. Rather you than me going up those stairs, but the view was amazing. Thank you so much Sue. 💕🇦🇺
Thank you Liz, it's always hard doing inside tours due to Covid and keeping safe distance etc, I was all alone in the tower so I took my time but I was very scared 😁🇮🇪❤️🍀
The tomb of John Butler is my fav also, the sculptor did an amazing job. The cathedral is beautiful, I was in awe with it. You did a great job with this video. The whole place is just seems so peaceful. Thank you for bringing it to us ❤️🥰🙏🏻
What a SPECTACULAR Cathedral!! I especially LOVE the EXQUISITELY carved choir stalls!! Thank you for climbing the Round Tower for us, Sue!! You're SOOOOOO brave!! The view was ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! Take care and stay safe everyone!! XXXX
Oh Sue this was absolutely Georgeous. The inside of the Church took my breath away. Kind left me misty eyed. I'm not fond of heights either. I get virgo looking down from high places. To see the beauty, the crypts inside the beautiful carvings. Wow. U can't help but feel sentimental. How well they are carved. That took time and patience probally a very steady hand. I see why some had theirs made before they passed. It would not loom like a rush job. Just Beautiful. 👍💯❤🌻🦋🌠🤗🕯✌🌷. Take care. God Bless. Love,respect and positivity always. Neita James. 🧘♀️🙂👋.
Wow this was an amazing treat Sue ,except the last bit..I got a few quick glances of how beautiful the view was before you looked down and I had to stop looking until you was down..phew! I don’t do heights at all even on screen lol!..There we’re some lovely old headstones outside and another of those very old bases of a medieval stone coffin grave with the lid missing ..Those are very rare any way .But the toms inside were magnificent ,it will give our American friends a bit of a treat seeing such old tombs.It certainly is a beautiful Cathedral and thank you so much for the tour and the history of the tombs and the building .It was really nicely done ..I really loved it..Made my day .Love n Light 🥰
You made my day Christine with such a lovely comment, I'm always so conscious of the video and hope I do a good job, I feel audio could be better but I'm learning as I go, so happy you enjoyed it. Believe me I was so scared at the top of tower and my legs were like Jelly but I'm pretty determined and had to complete the tour, thank again ❤️❤️🍀🇮🇪
The Cathedral is so amazing. Hard to believe that it’s been around a thousand years! The grounds are so beautiful. Thank you for the tour. That view was so beautiful.
John Butier tomb is amazing as the cathedral lot of history there and gray view from the Tower and lots great shots of the cathedral with the cemetery combined great video Sue
Wow! I'm going to watch this over & over. I've been to this Church a few times. My paternal grandfather was Church of Ireland who converted to Catholicism to marry my maternal grandmother. However, he remained active in COI and we have many family members still in. I've always felt at home in both religions and my daughter was baptised COI. Hats off for climbing the tower. I get your vertigo. So many magnificent examples of ancient craft and skill. That's the beauty of being Irish. These amazing places are quite near at hand.
What a treasure! The wood ceiling is incredible …the wood carvings in the choir area are so beautifully detailed. The stonework, gorgeous. I’m happy to see there doesn’t seem to be terrible destruction of the effigies as I have seen in other cathedrals and churches. Having you share this gem with us is such a treat! Ty for that view…and suppressing your fear of heights to bring us this 💕
Really loving this tour sue, the tombs are so beautiful the church is magnificent I've saved this one to watch over again, love hearing all the history behind your tours, God bless you sue 🙏🌹☘️🇮🇪
Wonderful video. As you ascended that tower I held my breath and all I could say was "Saints preserve us!" but what a spectacular view. Thank you for this video.
Wow such amazing history behind this graveyard, love all the old headstones how they can stand after all these yrs, the church & tower are absolutely stunning even the graveyard is so well kept, loving this tour & history behind it all sue, thank you so so much God bless you & may all the souls rest in eternal peace 🙏🌹☘️🇮🇪
Another engaging and beautifully presented video. Thanks, Sue. As an aside, I remember someone once saying (I can’t remember who) that everyone dies twice. Firstly when they cease to live; And secondly when their name is spoken for the last time. I often think of this when reading memorials.
Hey Sue, this was such a great video, for a great cathedral. The entire site speaks of such an ancient time, long past. When you look at the names n descriptions on the graves n tombstones it makes me wonder about what life mustve been like for them...so vastly different, esp when you go back to the 16th, 13th centuries, etc...ao long ago. The production n music for the video was great too. Thanks very much for making it to the top of the tower at the end, it seemed like no small task getting up there (it'd be a bigger task for me lol), it was a great view from up there too! :)
@@SerenitySueGraveyards Hey Sue, yes, ive noticed that too, there are a good bit of ppl who lived to a pretty old age then, very impressive for the times. They didnt have the many food options we have today (or medicines, etc)...but they lived off the land and didnt have junk food either lol! :)
Wow thx Sue you Took one for team on the round tower, I dislike heights also lol. But i have a soft spot for Effigy's and some great ones there, Great footage and many thanks for sharing xxx
I don't understand how you don't have more likes. This was amazing to watch!! Much braver than me.would of never made it to the top of the round tower but thankful you did!! Well done!
Thank you Sue! Terrific video and the Church was beautiful. The video scared me a bit though as I thought that my smoke detector battery was maybe getting weak. Lol
Ireland has such a history of many churches in graveyards from all the various things that have happened in that country. Many conflicts and many people dying thank you for all the history you have mentioned and also all the places you have been it is so good to hear all the stories about Ireland
I just noticed at 24:34 it says Cantwell on the tomb. Thats my moms maiden name and their ancestors are from Ireland so that was cool to see :) These tombs are just blowing my mind! Thanks for a great video!
Wow, the cathedral is quite grand! And thanks for showing us the view from the top of the round tower, I'm not good with heights either. 🤢 I've actually got some jewelry made of Connemara marble, bought it from QVC during a couple of their St. Patrick's Day specials. 🇺🇸❤🇮🇪
@@SerenitySueGraveyards I didn't know Ireland had other types of marble. The Connemara marble has different shades of green from a dark deep green to light shades of green. Where I grew up in Maryland there used to be marble quarries. That marble was white or light shades of gray and was used in the construction of buildings like the Washington Monument and Capitol in Washington DC. I was reading about it earlier today. It said a lot of the workers had been Irish immigrants. Not sure if any of my Irish ancestors worked in them but my mom's father and a couple of my uncles worked in the other quarries where gravel and stone were dug out. The Catholic church and school I went to while growing up were constructed of stone from the local quarries. I love churches made of stone, especially ones like the cathedrals in your videos. Thanks so much for sharing the beauty of the old churches and graveyards in your videos.
Wow, we have all learned so much here, I had only heard of black and white marble, that floor was something else wasn't it, thank you so much for you're comment ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Thank you so very much, you truly put your heart into each vlog. I can't believe you climbed the tower, but glad you did because the view was spectacular. I loved the cathedral I could have wandered through there for hours, I don't believe I've ever seen anything so old except for the Vatican. Do you have to drive very far to these locations? If so, we do appreciate all of your work and time you put into each vlog. Outstanding! ❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards , Não há de quê! Vc é muito gentil! Quando digo que o belo é também bucólico, in caso, é pq nos remete a uma época mística, onde a fé e o sentimento de infinitude tinham um elevado grau de importância para a sociedade. Era algo transcendente que nos faz olhar/ver tais belezas com esse aspecto bucólico. Obrigado pelo post!
I have a question? Could not the churches, towns, that maintain the graveyards do fund raisers and from the monies make little metal plaques with the information of the information that is fading from the tombstones, crypt and place it next to the tombstones, crypt? Wouldn’t it be better to do something like that then to let all that history fade away? Also have a contribution box as well for people to drop monies in after visiting the grave yards? It seems such a shame all the information is slowly disappearing off the tombstones and crypts to be loss forever 😢
Thank you for working so hard to bring these vlogs to us
I appreciate it, thanks ❤️🍀🇮🇪
That was an amazing video with the music and all that history. And what a view when you got to the top. I dont mind heights but my brother would never go up there. Fine work as always.
Thanks Sally, appreciate your comment ❤️🍀🇮🇪
@@SerenitySueGraveyards your welcome,!
Some amazing old graves and what a beautiful place,it was just dripping in history, just looking at it when you came in the gate was like stepping back in time.
Very well put Deirdre, I appreciate your comment and for watching ❤️🇮🇪🍀
That was a beautiful presentation of this Church. I think I could have spent hours just reading up the history let alone absorbing all the wonderful architecture and stained glass windows. Absolutely stunning. The graveyard was very interesting too, and immaculately kept. Rather you than me going up those stairs, but the view was amazing. Thank you so much Sue. 💕🇦🇺
Thank you Liz, it's always hard doing inside tours due to Covid and keeping safe distance etc, I was all alone in the tower so I took my time but I was very scared 😁🇮🇪❤️🍀
The tomb of John Butler is my fav also, the sculptor did an amazing job. The cathedral is beautiful, I was in awe with it. You did a great job with this video. The whole place is just seems so peaceful. Thank you for bringing it to us ❤️🥰🙏🏻
Thanks very much Amy, I appreciate it ❤️❤️🍀🇮🇪
What a SPECTACULAR Cathedral!! I especially LOVE the EXQUISITELY carved choir stalls!!
Thank you for climbing the Round Tower for us, Sue!! You're SOOOOOO brave!! The view was ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!
Take care and stay safe everyone!! XXXX
Thanks Nadia ❤️🍀🇮🇪
@@SerenitySueGraveyards XXXX
Oh Sue this was absolutely Georgeous. The inside of the Church took my breath away. Kind left me misty eyed. I'm not fond of heights either. I get virgo looking down from high places. To see the beauty, the crypts inside the beautiful carvings. Wow. U can't help but feel sentimental. How well they are carved. That took time and patience probally a very steady hand. I see why some had theirs made before they passed. It would not loom like a rush job. Just Beautiful. 👍💯❤🌻🦋🌠🤗🕯✌🌷. Take care. God Bless. Love,respect and positivity always. Neita James. 🧘♀️🙂👋.
Thanks Neita, I was shaking at the knees up there for sure ❤❤ it's gorgeous in there
Wow this was an amazing treat Sue ,except the last bit..I got a few quick glances of how beautiful the view was before you looked down and I had to stop looking until you was down..phew! I don’t do heights at all even on screen lol!..There we’re some lovely old headstones outside and another of those very old bases of a medieval stone coffin grave with the lid missing ..Those are very rare any way .But the toms inside were magnificent ,it will give our American friends a bit of a treat seeing such old tombs.It certainly is a beautiful Cathedral and thank you so much for the tour and the history of the tombs and the building .It was really nicely done ..I really loved it..Made my day .Love n Light 🥰
You made my day Christine with such a lovely comment, I'm always so conscious of the video and hope I do a good job, I feel audio could be better but I'm learning as I go, so happy you enjoyed it. Believe me I was so scared at the top of tower and my legs were like Jelly but I'm pretty determined and had to complete the tour, thank again ❤️❤️🍀🇮🇪
The Cathedral is so amazing. Hard to believe that it’s been around a thousand years! The grounds are so beautiful. Thank you for the tour. That view was so beautiful.
It's a stunning cathedral, the view breath taking ❤️
John Butier tomb is amazing as the cathedral lot of history there and gray view from the Tower and lots great shots of the cathedral with the cemetery combined great video Sue
Thanks Larry ❤️🇮🇪🍀
Wow! I'm going to watch this over & over. I've been to this Church a few times. My paternal grandfather was Church of Ireland who converted to Catholicism to marry my maternal grandmother. However, he remained active in COI and we have many family members still in. I've always felt at home in both religions and my daughter was baptised COI. Hats off for climbing the tower. I get your vertigo. So many magnificent examples of ancient craft and skill. That's the beauty of being Irish. These amazing places are quite near at hand.
Thanks Elizabeth, glad you enjoyed it ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Audio, didn't quite go to plan, sorry guys 😕 sounded better in edit 🍀🇮🇪❤️
What a treasure! The wood ceiling is incredible …the wood carvings in the choir area are so beautifully detailed. The stonework, gorgeous. I’m happy to see there doesn’t seem to be terrible destruction of the effigies as I have seen in other cathedrals and churches. Having you share this gem with us is such a treat! Ty for that view…and suppressing your fear of heights to bring us this 💕
Thanks WendyY , I did enjoy this one but boii was I scared going up ❤❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards you were very brave..I’m not one for heights. I don’t know if I would have gone in there alone either!
It was worth it but I'm not gona lie, I was so scared u there and coming down was even harder, legs were like jelly 🤣❤❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards being alone there too! 😳 I’m a big chicken 🐔
The lady for the tickets was standing at the bottom, not that she could have helped if I got stuck, as she hadn't climbed it for years 🤣🤣
Really loving this tour sue, the tombs are so beautiful the church is magnificent I've saved this one to watch over again, love hearing all the history behind your tours, God bless you sue 🙏🌹☘️🇮🇪
Wonderful video. As you ascended that tower I held my breath and all I could say was "Saints preserve us!" but what a spectacular view. Thank you for this video.
Oh I was shaking going up, then I had to come back down, so scary but worth it ❤
Wow such amazing history behind this graveyard, love all the old headstones how they can stand after all these yrs, the church & tower are absolutely stunning even the graveyard is so well kept, loving this tour & history behind it all sue, thank you so so much God bless you & may all the souls rest in eternal peace 🙏🌹☘️🇮🇪
The view from the top of the tower is breathtaking!
Pity I couldn't turn a fill 360 view but I was too scared 😅❤️🍀🇮🇪
There's a lifetime of carving in those tombs. Hope they were rewarded . Also the wood work. Beautiful.
I agree, lovely workmanship ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Thank you for letting us see this! Unbelievable! So, so beautiful!
Thank you Teresa, you are so welcome 🙏
Thank you Sue. I go to cemeteries as a hobby. You work. I appreciate it.
Thank you Lee, it's very enjoyable ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Quite a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Fuzzy ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Nice explore. 👍👍
Thank you Reza ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Amazing historical Cathedral, thank you for sharing.
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Another engaging and beautifully presented video. Thanks, Sue.
As an aside, I remember someone once saying (I can’t remember who) that everyone dies twice.
Firstly when they cease to live;
And secondly when their name is spoken for the last time.
I often think of this when reading memorials.
That's beautiful, I have heard of that before ❤
This was extraordinary with tombs within the Church. Thank You
Thanks again Susan, I loved this and I hope I captured the beauty and history OK ❤️🇮🇪🍀
@@SerenitySueGraveyards You did the beauty and history as early as 12 A.D..
Thanks Susan, appreciate it 🍀🇮🇪❤️
Beautiful old spot, thank you for showing us
Thanks for watching Catherine 💗
Wow what a beautiful church. And what an amazing graveyard. Only those graves could talk what tails they could tell.
Can you imagine the stories they could tell ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Another beautiful video and cathedral.
It really was fab❤️🍀🇮🇪
the view is spectacular and the church is amazing thank you for the guided tour ❤
Thanks Anthony ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Unbelievable !! Beauty and History Thank you.
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You are more than welcome 🙏
Wow the view from the tower is priceless!
It was breathtaking but hard to climb back down lol
Hey Sue, this was such a great video, for a great cathedral. The entire site speaks of such an ancient time, long past. When you look at the names n descriptions on the graves n tombstones it makes me wonder about what life mustve been like for them...so vastly different, esp when you go back to the 16th, 13th centuries, etc...ao long ago. The production n music for the video was great too. Thanks very much for making it to the top of the tower at the end, it seemed like no small task getting up there (it'd be a bigger task for me lol), it was a great view from up there too! :)
Thank you John, I was thinking the same yesterday while going around a cemetery, yet most I find had good ages, which surprises me 🍀🇮🇪❤️
@@SerenitySueGraveyards Hey Sue, yes, ive noticed that too, there are a good bit of ppl who lived to a pretty old age then, very impressive for the times. They didnt have the many food options we have today (or medicines, etc)...but they lived off the land and didnt have junk food either lol! :)
Wow thx Sue you Took one for team on the round tower, I dislike heights also lol. But i have a soft spot for Effigy's and some great ones there, Great footage and many thanks for sharing xxx
I was lucky to get back down 😅 was harder than going up, legs were like Jelly but I'm stubborn and just had to do it ❤️🍀🇮🇪
@@SerenitySueGraveyards you did well xxx
proud of ya xxx
Thank you Tom😊
love your videos! beautiful churches/church yards the history is amazing, lets hope they are still all there in another few hundred years :-)
Thank you Mickey Moo ❤️🍀🇮🇪
I don't understand how you don't have more likes. This was amazing to watch!! Much braver than me.would of never made it to the top of the round tower but thankful you did!! Well done!
Thanks very much my legs were like jelly afterwards and believe me I was really scared too ❤
This building is just magical🤩in every way. Thank you 💙
Thanks Sinead ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Thank you Sue! Terrific video and the Church was beautiful. The video scared me a bit though as I thought that my smoke detector battery was maybe getting weak. Lol
😅 Thanks for watching, I thought you were going to say you were scared when I was climbing the tower 😂😂🇮🇪❤️🍀
Ireland has such a history of many churches in graveyards from all the various things that have happened in that country. Many conflicts and many people dying thank you for all the history you have mentioned and also all the places you have been it is so good to hear all the stories about Ireland
Very welcome and thanks for watching
Hi just wanted to say that was a wonderful video! 😊 You are a brave soul to climb up those steep stairs. God bless ypu!!
Thank you Rose, I appreciate it ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Excellent work and subject matter. Thank you for what you do.
Thanks Steve ❤️
Wow what an amazing Video thank you Sue
Thanks J❤
Beautiful thanks for showing us
Very welcome ❤️
I would like this video a million times if I could!
Ahhh thanks so much Kim that is so nice to hear ❤️🇮🇪🍀
Beautiful 👍👍👍
Thanks Jim ❤️🇮🇪🍀
Another beautiful view
Thanks Anette
I just noticed at 24:34 it says Cantwell on the tomb. Thats my moms maiden name and their ancestors
are from Ireland so that was cool to see :) These tombs are just blowing my mind! Thanks
for a great video!
Hi Kim, wow that's amazing 😊❤️🍀🇮🇪
Wow, the cathedral is quite grand! And thanks for showing us the view from the top of the round tower, I'm not good with heights either. 🤢 I've actually got some jewelry made of Connemara marble, bought it from QVC during a couple of their St. Patrick's Day specials.
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Hi, glad you enjoyed it, I never realised there were different types of marble even, learned a lot up there, thanks ❤️🍀🇮🇪
@@SerenitySueGraveyards I didn't know Ireland had other types of marble. The Connemara marble has different shades of green from a dark deep green to light shades of green. Where I grew up in Maryland there used to be marble quarries. That marble was white or light shades of gray and was used in the construction of buildings like the Washington Monument and Capitol in Washington DC. I was reading about it earlier today. It said a lot of the workers had been Irish immigrants. Not sure if any of my Irish ancestors worked in them but my mom's father and a couple of my uncles worked in the other quarries where gravel and stone were dug out. The Catholic church and school I went to while growing up were constructed of stone from the local quarries. I love churches made of stone, especially ones like the cathedrals in your videos. Thanks so much for sharing the beauty of the old churches and graveyards in your videos.
Wow, we have all learned so much here, I had only heard of black and white marble, that floor was something else wasn't it, thank you so much for you're comment ❤️🍀🇮🇪
That was wonderful! You are a grand narrator. Cee💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for climbing the tower for the view!
Thanks Randy M ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Thank you so very much, you truly put your heart into each vlog. I can't believe you climbed the tower, but glad you did because the view was spectacular. I loved the cathedral I could have wandered through there for hours, I don't believe I've ever seen anything so old except for the Vatican. Do you have to drive very far to these locations? If so, we do appreciate all of your work and time you put into each vlog. Outstanding! ❤
Hi and thanks Denise, Kilkenny is about an hour and a half drive from my house, so not too far, thanks for lovely comment ❤️🍀🇮🇪
Lovely outside and in.
Oh it's so amazing
Over 1000 years, WOW !!! ❣
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Beautiful.
Thanks DC
I didn't know there was a patron saint of the shipwrecked but I'm glad to find out there is one.
Hi Lake Frome shipping, thanks for watching ❤️🍀🇮🇪
love church glass windows
Me too it's beautiful 😍
What is the name of the music in this video? Wonderful choice.
Hi Dallas, all the information iinked below the video, thank you ❤️
Bonito, belíssimo. Bucólico...
Muito obrigado
@@SerenitySueGraveyards , Não há de quê! Vc é muito gentil! Quando digo que o belo é também bucólico, in caso, é pq nos remete a uma época mística, onde a fé e o sentimento de infinitude tinham um elevado grau de importância para a sociedade. Era algo transcendente que nos faz olhar/ver tais belezas com esse aspecto bucólico. Obrigado pelo post!
sue other great place thks
Thanks Maureen ❤️ 😊 🫂
I have a question? Could not the churches, towns, that maintain the graveyards do fund raisers and from the monies make little metal plaques with the information of the information that is fading from the tombstones, crypt and place it next to the tombstones, crypt? Wouldn’t it be better to do something like that then to let all that history fade away? Also have a contribution box as well for people to drop monies in after visiting the grave yards? It seems such a shame all the information is slowly disappearing off the tombstones and crypts to be loss forever 😢
I some places they do, depending on the person, inside the cathedral they do have lots of information