I recently read in an Ireland magazine about a Dublin church where the floor was open with corpses showing?

Question

Anybody got a name? Or a web site? Or directions?

Answer 1

St. Michan's church.  Visit www.discoverireland.ie and click on the link to Dublin.  You will find all you need in the way of where to go and what to see there.  It used to be possible to actually touch one of the mummified bodies but since some mindless vandals messed about with the church a few years ago this is no longer possible.

Answer 2

St. Michan's Church

Founded in 1095, St. Michan's Church was, until 1686, the only church on the north side of Dublin city.

Of the early church, little remains, the church was reconstructed in 1686. The peculiar dry atmospheric conditions in the vaults has resulted in the mummification of the corpses and visitors may see the result of this mummification process on their guided tour.

Here's a link where you can see some photos:

http://www.marsdenarchive.com/library/pr...

Answer 3

st. michan's- if you have a map or tourist guide, it's really near the jameson distillery.

my older brother calls it 'pet-a-saint,' and swears its the best thing he's done in his whole life.

Answer 4

Christ Church Cathedral is one of Dublin's oldest and most magnificent features. The site dates from around 1030 AD, and has seen a long succession of enhancements which reflect the history of Dublin itself.

The church's history begins when the first bishop of Dublin, Dúnán, was appointed by its founder: Sitric Silkenbeard, the Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin between 989 and 1036.

Dublin was captured by Norman's in 1172 and soon afterwards, at the instigation of Norman knight Richard 'Strongbow' de Clare, the cathedral was re-built to resemble its present form. The grand Romanesque building, including the vast crypt (the oldest remaining structure in Dublin), was completed in 1240. Strongbow's tomb is on display in the cathedral.

The last great renovation effort was between 1871 and 1878, when local distiller Henry Roe donated the vast sum of £230,000 pounds (around $30M US dollars in today's money) for the cathedral's restoration. Work was led by English architect George Edward Street. Amongst other bold renovations, Street cleared out the crypt (apparently chock-a-block with the debris of coffins and corpses) and removed the houses which had been built right up to the church walls.

Christ Church Cathedral remains in daily use today serving the Dublin and Glendalough dioceses of the Church of Ireland.