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 ❤️👍
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.
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! ♥️☘️🇮🇪
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 🙂
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 😊
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.
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 😊👍.
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💕
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
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.
What an old church this is, and there are a few very old graves. It is unusual to have palm trees there. I know that the Romans did bring palm trees to the UK, though the palm trees in this cemetery would have been planted about fifty years ago. Another enjoyable episode, so thank you again. Stay safe and keep well, Zora in Australia.
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❤❤
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
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.
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
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”.
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 . 😁👍❤️
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 !
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
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. 😊
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 RUclips channel is my favorite channel to watch... I always look forward to getting notifications letting me know you posted a video🩷.....
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
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.
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. 😮
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!
It's just so mind blowing that stones from 300 years ago are still legible. Talk about craftsmanship.
Thank you for sharing.
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.
Very unique headstones. I’m amazed at the Palm trees growing there. Thanks GV 👍🏻
This was SOOOOOO interesting!! Your videos are always VERY educational, GV!! I learn something new every time I watch them!! XXXX ❤💞💕💙👍👏🤗
Thanks nadia
So true Nadia :)
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 Wow!! That's SOOOOOO interesting!!
@@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.
Great history lesson of long ago and forgotten people.
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 ❤️👍
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.
Your voice brings back memories of my great grandmother I miss her so much
Thank you for sharing this beautiful 🤩 old cemetery. May they all Rip Amen 🙏. 🇺🇸🇵🇷🙏.
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! ♥️☘️🇮🇪
Thank you for amazing graveyard tour. Do love to hear the bells.
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 🙂
This was wonderful great walk about.👻💀👻
Love that you read the stones like a walk back to the past. Sad but a look into there lives.👻💀👻
Loved this video Great job GV..Always give a 👍 before I even watch.❤
Thanks Maureen 👍
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 😊
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.
Thank you so much! I have been wondering about those plants for a while 👍🏻😁
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.
Great one, GV!! Such history! 💚💚💚💚
Lovely graveyard and very historic. Thanks for sharing GV!
I absolutely love the writing on these old stones. So beautiful. Thank you for this walk today! ❤
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 😊👍.
Such beautiful old grave stones and an amazing crypt interior in pretty good condition inside. Marvelous. Thank you both so much xx Teresa 🇦🇺💖
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💕
Beautiful place
Thanks again GV. Stunning and beautiful place. Bones and Cathal say hello to Morty lol, to you and Sue also! Have a blessed day
Morty says hi 👋😂
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
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.
Yet another really interesting churchyard. Lots of lovely old stones. Thank you GV.
Another amazing visit. The gravestone with the columns was fascinating. I’ve never seen something like that!
Hi again GV hope you're well and in good form today just after joining you this evening on another Graveyard adventure love it
Awesome video cool headstones 🪦 😎 👍 love watching your videos
Thank you for sharing God bless y'all 😊😊
What an old church this is, and there are a few very old graves. It is unusual to have palm trees there. I know that the Romans did bring palm trees to the UK, though the palm trees in this cemetery would have been planted about fifty years ago. Another enjoyable episode, so thank you again. Stay safe and keep well, Zora in Australia.
Beautiful cemetery the inscriptions are so readable, thanks for all the history you research, great watching your videos.😎
Thanks Wendy
Thank you for this video. Some of the headstones read so far back in time. We are Australian and this is truly like an old history lesson. 💚
Thanks for watching Dale 🇮🇪
Thanks for another great walk
Love the amazing church ...
wonderful to hear the bells
Thanks again GV. Beautiful tour.
Thank you, GV. These old cemeteries fascinate me. I could spend days and days here trying to find out who is there.
Love the 1600'S stones in such great condition
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❤❤
Interesting video ! I like the really old ones. The differences between centuries is fascinating. Thanks for sharing GV !
C a t h a l , thank you very much for sharing this wonderful video and the Beautiful church and Cemetery
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
@@dm607 thanks for watching Deb ❤️
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.
The church and gra yard are beautiful. Thanx for the tour and history❤😊
Wow lots of OLD graves, so neat. Beautiful church as well. I throughly enjoyed this video. Thank you GV, until the next adventure God Bless you.
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
They would probably want to die again lol
@@GraveVisitations probably if they did not die of fright
Such lovely places; it's almost impossible not to think there must be spirits or souls still there. Thank you for all your hard work!
I have never seen the north and south stones before. How interesting
My ancestors were huguenots who settled in northern Ireland.
Great place❤ Beautiful Church❤ Hope you had something good to eat😊
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”.
@daveyjoweaver6282 yes I heard it.
I heard it also. 😮
It must have been so barbaric years ago Ty for your video. Stay strong my cousins
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 . 😁👍❤️
Hello GV, Thank you for another wonderful cemetery and video. Be safe out there. Jean Crosby Nashville TN USA
Thank you, I will
Thank you for sharing this incredible historic video
the body in the crypt looked as if it had been wearing armor. Great video!
Beautiful as Always GV
Thanks John
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 !
Beautiful! I think it is an anchor...represents hope.
As usual GV,very educational,now go grab some food and drink,safe travels,god bless,🙏🙏👋👋👍🇦🇺
What amazes me is how tightly packed the graves are. Never seen it like that in the US
Lovely old tombstones, amazingly well preserved ❤
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
Thanks Steve
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. 😊
amazing place! Very old stones. i love seeing those! thank you!
Thanks for watching
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 RUclips channel is my favorite channel to watch... I always look forward to getting notifications letting me know you posted a video🩷.....
Thanks Alicia we all learn something new every day. Glad you enjoyed this one
That church is beautiful
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
Ya I think they always seem to crumble up and the wood disintegrates Jamie. Thank you for watching as always
Beautiful church and grave yard!
Thanks!
Thank you toms ❤️
Great video..thanks🍺
I really appreciate that the church has gone to great effort to preserve those really old headstones!😊
This is such a beautiful place rich in history. Thanks so much GV
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.
4th Hussars was Winston Churchill’s regiment when he joined the army as a young man.
I never heard of the Hugo's before. Very interesting.its always cool to see inside the crypts . Fantastic video Cathal
Many thanks!
Stone Masons we’re so skilled in them days such beautiful headstones etc.
When you were looking in the crypt it sounds like someone says Help me.
I'm amazed at the historic beauty of it all. The preservation has to be difficult to keep up with. Do be careful these days my friend ❤
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.
Thank you!🕊
Beautiful place. The graves from the 1600s fascinate me.
Nice to see something so old has been kept fairly neat and most old headstones and memorials readable.
I was surprised to see the palm trees. I didn’t know palms grew that far north! I live in Panamá, and we definitely don’t have that variety. Cool!
I really like this video. Such history.
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 👍
Lol
What you are I once was. What I am you shall become.
Wooooooooo!
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. 😮
I get loads of spirit activity on my walks
Thought lead coffins would last longer then wood but guess not.
Wonderful old graves!
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.
If I got a euro for every time someone mentioned that endiscope I'd be a millionaire. I don't like them or use it I already have one
@@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!
Interesting, my ancestry is also from the hugenots, my last name is still french though altered over the years in dutch influences.
What were those sounds when you showed those lead coffins? At 6:26.....
What did you hear?
Was the church closed? Great video and boy, those French Protestants have great sayings on their tombstones!
Church was closed
Palm trees and Pampas grass😮
Thanks for the tour of this grave yard
🤔hummm....anchor.... ye nailed it!😃
Whats the thing with palm trees in Ireland.have seen them in videos in parts of Europe too.😊
Thats an amazing mausoleum
We have a Huguenot burial ground here in Savanah Georgia, USA. Since we are an international port, we have many nationalities here.
Very interesting history and the life they lived
That is an anchor on James Dicksons headstone. I’m guessing he was a sailor and/or fisherman
I missed the whistle. Very interesting graveyard…