St. Michan's Church, Dublin: Difference between revisions

The [[burial vault (tomb)|vault]]s of St. Michan's uniquely contain many mummified remains.<ref name="mum"/> The walls in the vaults contain [[limestone]], which has kept the air dry, creating ideal conditions for preservation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blather.net/blather/2007/08/the_mummies_of_saint_michans.html |title=Waking the Dead: The Mummies of Saint Michan's Church, Dublin |publisher=Blather.net |accessdate=5 April 2011}}</ref> Among the preserved remains are the 400-year-old body of a nun, a six-and-a-half foot man popularly believed to have been a [[Crusades|crusader]], a body with its feet and right hand severed, and the [[Sheares brothers]]—Henry and John—who took part in the [[1798 rebellion]]. The various holders of the title [[Earl of Leitrim]] were also interred here.<ref name=mich>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaptersofdublin.com/books/Wright/wright10.htm|author= [[George Newenham Wright]]|title=An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin|work= Online book|date=2005|accessdate=2010-02-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031094153/http://www.chaptersofdublin.com/books/Wright/wright10.htm|archivedate=2007-10-31|df=}}</ref>