What you are seeing with the lead coffins are the liners. The outer walls of them are wood. The wood rots away and just leaves the lead lining exposed. It's not bones on top but rotted wood. Also it's so weird seeing palm trees in Ireland lol.
I totally agree! I am always captivated as I watch. My maternal g-g grandfather was French and I have traced his family back to the Huguenots. They migrated to South Carolina, USA.
@@Mari-B South Carolinian here- The Huguenots were so important to the early settlement and development of South Carolina. They have many descendants in this state. There's a beautiful Huguenot church in Charleston.
Hi GV it looks really nice I can hear the bells lovely grave stones hope you are well what a lovely video GV thanks so much wow that's a shame when they crumble hope everyone is at peace the grass is cut nice so you can get around thanks again ❤️👍
One of my GGgrandmother was a Huguenot from France. She married my GGgrandfather while he was in France as secretary to the ambassador from Netherlands
Interesting to see a lot of New Zealand trees and plants there. The "palm tree" is "Cordyline australis" or "Cabbage tree", "Ti Kouka" in Maori. Another distinctive one was the "ToeToe" (Austroderia) a type of tall grass with razor sharp leaves and feathery white flower tops.
The real NZ toitoi do not have razor sharp leaves. Those belong to a South American genus that unfortunately are now widespread in NZ. The native toitoi have soft leaves.
When I saw the titles, I thought you, Cathal, got kicked out of the cemetery for religious differences! What a beautiful church and grounds. Those headstones again are just imperfectly perfect! So many designs from short to tall, the top designs are to die for. Love the variety and ages of them. The poor Huguenots were persecuted by the Catholics in France. Some left and managed to get to the US mainland of Florida to the first city in the "new world" named St Augustine (technically the oldest city in America). Unfortunately, the Spaniards, also Catholics, drove them out of the city of St Augustine. Many were killed and within the city limits is a huge Huguenot cemetery from the 16 - 17 centuries. I have walked through it and it is very old and sad. In downtown St Augustine there is a large Catholic Basilica that is amazing. Geezzz, what we continue to do to each other! ♥️☘️🇮🇪
What an interesting place this is! Gorgeous stones. There's a Huguenot museum not far from me, 6 houses and a church and cemetery. Thanks for the tour GV! p.s. I had no idea there are palm trees in Ireland 😊
Every stone tells the story of a life lived. Sometimes a good life, sometimes bad, sometimes tragic. It is humbling to know that seeing so many people over centuries of time are still remembered. We should all be so lucky.
WOW, that was one well packed Graveyard ! Hardly an inch to spare there, but well kept and a beautiful place. Thank you for taking us on your adventures, they are all fascinating in very different ways. Take care 🙂
Great vid, GV! I knew many Hugeunots had settled in and around Berlin (traditionally, lands belonging to historic Prussia). I had no idea that the Hugeunot diaspora included Ireland. It may be of some interest to know that one of the most noteworthy Hugeunot descendants of recent decades was Lothar de Maiziere, who briefly headed the first and only democratically-elected government of the German Democratic Republic (aka, East Germany) in the final months before Reunification. His family fled France for asylum in Prussia in the late 1600s.
Beautiful graveyard! So many 1600 stones and mostly readable! I was going to ask about the lead coffins ! Read further down and someone talked about it! I always learn something from the videos you and Sue produce!! Many thanks GV💕
I really like your videos thanks for sharing them. Being kicked out didn't really surprise me. As a Roman Catholic there are beliefs of not stepping on graves. And a lot about the resurrection. Interestingly enough still being practiced.
At about 6:30 or a bit before as your looking in the crypt there is a voice (EVP) I can’t make out the first few words but the second part sounds like, “We love you”.
I loved the church tower GV. To see those really old stones still in good shape is quite remarkable, the name on that long one leaning against the wall was William. Thank you for another awesome little adventure into Irelands past. Be safe. Deb of Oz XXX
Wow this is just amazing to watch. To think of all the history that happened at different lifetimes. I’m fascinated by watching videos like this. Keep up the good work 😊👍.
Very interesting church and graveyard. Is this a church of Ireland 🇮🇪 church? You definitely have an eye for interesting headstones 🪦 I did hear something, could have been voices. Great video, thank you very much for sharing GV. Have a great week ahead. 😊
It's so wild these graves from the 1700's. In Ontario, Canada I have looked at many sites and the oldest I recall are around 1825. This is because Canada is only about 155 years old !
loved this walk around GV ❤ imagine waking up from the year 1660 and seeing the world now . i often wonder what they would think if they saw the world today
Cheers bonny lad, thank you for your interpretations of what you discover throughout your endeavours. It's nice to see how other religious culturals are determined. Please keep up your good work, also to Serenity Sue, too . 😁👍❤️
Great Video and yes at fram 3:24 that is an anchor the Lead is a very ancient way to seal things. It does not decay, it is soft and easy to shape. You can fold it over and pound it flat for a good seal. And for a perfect seal, you can melt the edges and let it all flow together into one seamless piece. There are only two flaws: it is VERY heavy, and it is not very strong. It bends too easily to make much from it. When bodies are not embalmed, they either need to be buried quickly, or thoroughly sealed. Lead can be a good material. You can solve the strength issue by using an outer wood coffin, and lining it with lead. But that is still very heavy and as you jsee with the wood it just got wet and borken apart by the just by the weight of the lead
Good morning GV and Sue. This was amazing. Such beautiful and interesting grave stones. What an amazing church so lovely to hear the bells ring. As soon as you look into the crypt with the disintegrating coffins,someone starts talking to you.I cannot make out what they say to start with but they end with we love you.Then all is still.I could also just be bonkers! I so enjoyed that. Thank you both for all the trouble you go to for us to be able to see these wonderful places. Please take extra care during this current"climate"sending extra love and God bless❤❤
My maternal grt grandmother came from a Huguenot family. From France to Georgia, USA. Not much is known of the Huguenots. Frowned upon by the Catholics in France. Fled to various countries. Last name of Lamar or La Mar.
That word on the gravestone of the sailor is actually Donaghadee. Notice the letter E is used in place of O in both sailor and the odd spelling of Donaghadee. I wonder is that how it was actually spelled in his day? Fascinating.
Beautiful old cemetery. That old church is amazing to see, built in 1626 wow, you can tell it's well taken care of. So much history there in that cemetery... A person could learn so much just from those people buried there. GV I love your video's, your RU-vid channel is my favorite channel to watch... I always look forward to getting notifications letting me know you posted a video🩷.....
If I’ve learned one thing from watching your videos , I learned this . I don’t want to be buried in an underground tomb . Nothing last in those ! But well done GV 👍
Beautiful graveyard. I don’t know if it’s just the wind, but I hear a lot of “voice-like” sounds coming through. Not sure if you picked up on them afterward. If they’re EVPs, it’s so fascinating. 😮
this is according to find a grave Craig is a very common surname in Ireland, but it is believed that this Robert Craig is the one who married Jane Adams in 1851. If so, she was pregnant when he was lost at sea in 1852 and gave birth to a daughter later that same year, who she named Jane. RIP robert
You should get an endoscope / snake camera that will fit through small holes in the doors to get a better look inside some of these crypts. You can get fairly inexpensive ones that connect to your phone.
@@GraveVisitations Perhaps everyone suggests it because it is what they want to see? Seeing inside the mausoleums and crypts is the most interesting part of your videos in my opinion and I think others would agree. Either way the videos are interesting. Keep up the good work!
You know, I don't know anything about how it works however. It seems like for dignity the cemetery should cut and trim the grass and weeds inside the vault parameters to give the deceased some dignity and to just make the grounds look better. Cheers , blessings to you. 😊
