The Dublin mummies of St Michans church crypt, Stolen skulls desecrated remains

St. Michan s Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Church Street, Dublin, Ireland. The first Christian chapel on this site dated from 1095, and operated as a Catholic church until the Reformation. The current church dates from 1686, and has served Church of Ireland parishioners in Dublin for more than 300 years. The church is known for its vaults, which contain a number of mummified remains. The vaults of St. Michan s uniquely contain many mummified remains. The walls in the vaults contain limestone, which has kept the air dry, creating ideal conditions for preservation. Among the preserved remains are the 400yearold body of a nun, a sixandahalffoot man popularly believed to have been a crusader, a body with its feet and right hand severed, and the Sheares brothersHenry and Johnwho took part in the 1798 rebellion. The various holders of the title Earl of Leitrim were also interred here. A number of crypts in the St. Michan s vaults were damaged by vandals