St Michan's Church, Dublin, has a crypt containing ancient mummies, believed to have been accidentally preserved by limestone in the walls, which keeps the air dry. Over the years, the mummies have included a 400-year-old nun, a six-and-a-half-foot man, commonly believed to have been a crusader, a body with its feet and right hand severed, and two brothers who took part in the 1798 rebellion. The mummies have been subject to vandalism. During an incident in 2019, the nun and 'crusader' were decapitated and their heads were stolen. The heads were later recovered. Sadly, a fire swept through the crypt in 2024, resulting in the destruction of five mummies, including the 'crusader'. #gothic #weird #folklore #history #death #churches #Dublin #Ireland