Your videos are a stark reminder that most of us won’t be remembered or cared about after the generation that follows us is gone. I’m glad to you visit these forgotten graves to remember these long-gone souls.
It's sad to think but it's true 😔 when I read these names out loud I hope I'm keeping these people remembered that's what it's all about. Thank you for watching and subscribing if you haven't already 🙏
Fair play to u both for covering this subject.yes 👏 🙌 👌and thanks for doing it with such sensitivity and finesse. God have mercy on all those souls resting in them mausoleum and graves.rest in peace.keep up the good work.bless you.❤❤😊
@@GraveVisitations Incase this is any comfort to you, I'm an archaeologist from across the pond. When I was a young boy it was a bit of a luxury and very dangerous for me to run rampant in the massive and unique grave yards in New Orleans. I had experiences similar to this myself. These old mausoleums just fall out of maintenance and this is what happens as I'm sure you two know all too well. I think what you've said here about reading the names on the graves and keeping them remembered and respected is the best anybody can do and the best advice to give. To this day no matter how demanding my professional work may be, I always give every person's resting place and remains a moment of silence, recognition and thanks along with apologies. Anyone who isn't doing this shouldn't be around such things regardless of faiths and creeds. For me I think the most disturbing part of old graves is that I fully understand my remains have at best 100 years to be what I expected or paid for, but the fact most people never think about this really gets me going. Love your work! Edit: WOW the coffin with the Jesus was epic! This grave yard is so cool and exotic for me. Love the Celtic crosses and Victorian elements.
@@sneakyviewing4391 hi, this is very true and your job sounds very interesting. Great to have you here and we could all learn from your travels. God bless 🙏
Why on earth would anyone care to be “remembered” by a stranger who doesn’t remember us because they never, ever knew us? 😂😂😂 Hopefully we will all be in a much better place.
Beautiful place, so serene, .. I carry a case of the small, inexpensive solar lights in my car, to put on the little one's graves, my daughter started it when she was little and asked me "Mama don't the kids ever get scared of the dark?".. so since then I always leave a small light in the dark.
I live in the USA. My ancestors are MaCleods of The Isle of Skye. No one will ever know and no one will ever care. Ireland and Scotland are so beautiful. I wish with all my heart I could see them. Be thankful. All that green is amazing to me. ❤️
This comment brought a tear to my eye. What a wonderfully beautiful idea - I know I’ll be doing the same now too! Whenever I visit my grandad’s forever home I have to pass the children’s area. It brings such a heavy feeling inside when passing and I always feel so emotional. Thank you (and your daughter!) because I will share this with people I know too. Such a small gesture can create a positive impact to the grieving process 🙏🏼♥
I think I would have to report the bad smelling crypt to the authorities. Bodies interred that long ago should be mostly skeletonized and shouldn't smell that bad. I think someone's crypt would be a great place to hide a body, no one would notice some extra remains in a long deserted mausoleum.
An older guy in my country killed his wife and buried her under a new apple tree not far from us. He lived in the same street our large cemetery backed on to. The cops fairly quickly discovered her body.
I am older now, when i was around 10, my Grandparents owned a quiet piece of property in the country. The plot had a forgotten cemetery in the back that we would visit. Most of the people interred there died before 1800. To this day I remember reading an inscription on a weathered headstone that read, "here lies a sailor that traveled the seven seas." i will never forget that tombstone, the graveyard, the visits. I have often thought about that sailor.
@@elaineewalt8137 All the Headstones were extremely weathered. I remember late1700s and early 1800s on others; most were unreadable. This particular stone had an unreadable date. The cemetery was in Northern New Jersey USA in a town called Blairstown.
@@elaineewalt8137 You peaked my interest to find it again.. It is called "Union Brick Cemetery." It is off of Heller Road and Union Brick Road near Blairstown NJ. You could google maps it. I even found pictures of it online. Thanks for sharing Blairsville, I found Blairs has old World derivatives.
I live in the USA. I'm old now, but when I was a young child my mother took us to her family plot in the countryside of Illinois each year to take care of the grave stones and put beautiful flowers on the graves along with having a picnic lunch. I found an iron door in the side of a hill and opened it before my mother came to pull me away. Wrapped in what looked like white gauze was a body on a shelf. Mom did the right thing and explained what we were seeing and made sure that I wasn't afraid. This was just the way of life in a cemetery! It was early sping and he'd been put on a shelf just beyond that door as a way to "store" him until the ground was thawed out enough to bury him.
From where abouts are you from in Illinois where I live there is a haunted cemetery supposed to be the most haunted A friend of mine lived by it in a part of town with old historical homes and they would hear and see things even her daughter when she was real young would be outside on swing set talking to someone who wasn't there.
@joyceleady3691 I think this was not far from Sandwich. It was not near any houses that I remember but that was a very long time ago. There was creek running along one side of the cemetery, and we watched snakes mating in the water. That was beautiful to see!
@GraveVisitations Strangely, it wasn't shocking. My mother was a nurse, and she explained it so logically that I wasn't afraid. It was just part of life.
Here in the United States, South Carolina. While I was deer hunting I would come across family cemeteries in the middle of the woods. They would go back sometimes to the 1700s. Pretty sad and long forgotten.
@@GraveVisitationsthere's lots of family cemetery in parts of the USA, Helen Gurley Brown and her husband David Brown, she was editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and her husband was a movie producer in Los Angeles California and they are both buried in her little family cemetery along a road in NW Arkansas
The statue in memory of the forgotten people was beautifully done. Congratulations to the sculptor. Very moving. Thank you for the tour of the graveyard.
It's amazing that there's that much left of the remains after so many years. Such a shame they're out in the open like that. Different times, to be sure. We humans look at those poor souls knowing what awaits us all. Quote - "What you are I once was; what I am, you will be”.
A similar quote is on a grave in the Churchyard close to where I lived some years ago.... it reads "Stop, stranger, stop, as you pass by; as you are now, so, once, was I. As I am now, so you will be, so be prepared to follow me." And somebody has added, very neatly, underneath, "To follow you I'd be content, but I don't know which way you went!"
Different times? Do you mean you don't believe that this practice is still used? If so could I ask where you are from CM? Because here in the United States we still enture our dead in mausoleums and as someone who has worked in cemetery sales I can tell you that you can still purchase spaces in mausoleums to this day ❤ so it's for sure not a long ago lost practice here😊 but am curious if that's not what you meant what it was that u did mean, if you don't mind sharing ❤
Memento Morti? It is sometimes helpful to realize your place in the world is now. Our time to shine will be over at some point. Do what you can.....NOW.
@@American_couture My parents are in coffins in the mausoleum, as are many of my family. They aren’t just thrown in the wall. It is a very common practice. In New Orleans, the dead are put in an above ground crypt, because they are below sea level.
@@chrisdstard5644 That’s great But you are a rare breed The vast vast majority of people don’t know or remember anything or anyone past their grandparents
@@chrisdstard5644I would not be able to as after 30 years they are usually being removed here … especially 4-5 generations … graves are rented out here and there would nobody be alive any more to pay and care for them … they also have a max rental time after which rental cannot be extended any more … the graves of my great grandparents are long gone … but they were thousands of miles away from where it has taken the family … going further back in time it becomes even more difficult as its now different countries …
@@user-sj7fu6es3y’Vast majority’ … doubt this … most people I know do know their family history … I tracked mine down to 18th century … despite many traces got lost in 2 world wars and other wars …
It's more mind boggling that the spirits are still there and talking to each other the entire time in this video. Some even crack jokes to each other about being dead.
@@infidel202They found wholly mammoths hundreds of thousands of years later and it was still decomposing. The same goes with the people they find in bogs which was preserved very well. I wouldn't be surprised with the right environment, decomp can take a long time.
I think the bodies on the floor were in coffins, but the coffins have decomposed over the years, leaving just pieces of wood. It's a beautiful, sad place, and a reminder of where we all end up, no matter who we are, or what we do in life. Excellent video, thank you. Oh, and I love your accents. I'm English and love a good Irish accent. :)
Well-seasoned hardwood (like oak) coffins stored in a dry, well-maintained crypt will last for centuries...like the hammerbeam trusses in important medieval buildings. Less expensive grades of wooden coffins kept in a damp, musty crypt will rot to pieces within decades, exposing the remains within if they were not further protected by a lead shell.
@@baraxorIt’s water damage causing these coffins to disintegrate so they disappear. The Body had already decomposed as the bones are dry. It’s the water taking out the coffins.
I’m new to your channel. I am honored to have walked along with you as you explored. The Paupers Statue is beautiful and it’s good to remember those who weren’t so fortunate to have a stone. We think those in mausoleums are very fortunate, but in truth after seeing the flooding and damage, I believe those interred there are less fortunate than in ground burials. I’m to be cremated by my preference. May God bless the souls of those who are resting in this place. ❤ Thank you so much for sharing your journey with me. May you always walk in the peace of God’s grace. Love from Brenda P, Arkansas, USA ❤
The vault with the open door, the reason for the smell and water in my opinion is there is no ventilation and everything is just soaked. Sad. The vaults that have the coffins that are still in decent shape all have good vents. Awesome video!! You are both so kind!!🩷💐🌞💐🩷
What a magnificent, huge cemetery! I could spend days wandering & reading the headstones. The old mausoleums & monuments are just beautiful - even in decay. You had a beautiful day for it ❤ Thank you so much for posting this video! New subscriber too.. I could listen to your lovely Irish accents all day 😊
You certainly hit the jackpot with this one GV! I was on the edge of my seat all the way around, not knowing what to expect. To see the progress of decay through the years, amazing, I loved it. Thank you so much. Deb of Oz XXX
Yea I don’t want to still be stinkin so many years later. For those afraid of being incinerated there is now a process whereby they use a very high degree of water pressure. I think I’d like that. Zoroastrian’s use an open pit allowing critters to take care of the remains. I don’t want to take up space. Don’t want to be a burden to anyone or anything in life or death.
Yeah but really they are only being preserved or embalmed for viewing at the wake and funeral services . Embalming doesn't last forever. But if the conditions ate right it can last along time
I find it incredibly interesting how people underestimate the importance of old graveyards. It's a fountain of history and a testament to our humanity over time.😮
Who underestimated them? They often are popular tourist attractions … London … Paris … Berlin … Italy … testament of humanity? There is not that much difference to modern ones … often you find a hand in hand between old 150 year old graves and modern graves on the same cemetery. Seen 160 year old Vaults opposite of 2020 graves … it truly is fascinating.
My long lost ancestors are from ireland and some from england and spain! Would be awesome to find their buriels from so long ago! The ones that did come over to the US are long gone! Thanks for the videos and god bless!!
Before I became paraplegic 14 years ago, I absolutely loved wandering around old cemeteries (and new) but now I can't get my wheelchair among the old ones to properly look so watching your adventures makes me feel like I'm right there with you thank you for taking me along🙂
Not sure what is ‘sad’ about it … as the bodies decay … those that built the memorials are no more as well … and the memorials decay … its the way life goes … its natural …
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Oh. I love a good wander round a cemetery.. I quite often place a flower on a long forgotten grave.. Just for remembering someone long forgotten..
I enjoyed this video amigo. Remember to wear a Face mask you never know what airborne contaminates there are when entering inside those sealed up family mousoliems my friend. Keep safe exploring...
Why is it sad? Nothing sad about it … they were created to honor the lives of those that left … those who created them are meanwhile most likely are gone as well … the mausoleums are following those buried there … its just outdated memorials … its life … they do not bother … usually graves are removed completely once those that passed decayed …
TH-cam recommendations actually got it right this time. This was well worth the click. And thank you for showing the names of the deceased where nature allowed. I like to believe that by reading the inscription on a grave, the memory of the person/people can be respected and perhaps extended. Even if for a short time.
Thank you for the lovely comment 🙏 yes I do believe reading these people's names after over 100 years keeps them from being forgotten. Thank you for watching 🇮🇪
I would likely take the time to greet them; knowing their names. Whether they remain or not is inconsequential. It is a measure of respect for them having once BEEN, and spending a moment contemplating their life as well as enjoy the decor they felt strongly about and left behind. I've seen some beautiful headstones. I do not think it is disrespectful to the deceased to look; if they are respected. I won't step on a grave; it is sacred ground for their relatives and loved ones.
Not decaying human bodies you smell if the burial was 1875; it must be an animal recent dead in there if you smell rotting flesh; rotting human flesh can go away rather quickly depending how much meat is on the bones at death.
Depends on what they used to preserve the bodies … but decomposition usually is a pretty fast process … bodies after that much time should not rot and smell any more.
Wow what a stunning cemetery! Natural decay I believe, wood just doesn't hold up in humid weather. It's sad though that the bodies are exposed. And those coffins, wow, spectacular. Great find, a gorgeous place for sure.
This is definitely my new favourite channel, absolutely fascinating, I've always been fascinated with cemeteries and graves, love your videos ❤ thanks for the insights
Love the countryside. Just for your information I was listening to your video and there are quite a few EVPs that I heard. @9:12 a man says "ravenwood" @9:49 some says something but I can't understand it. @14:52 "we are about", @16:24 "pray", @20:46 a male voice can be heard, @21:35 a very loud EVP can be heard but the accent is rather thick for me. Anyway, hope you can hear what I hear.
@@ErnstForstermann if you think that then I suggest you download the video and listen to it with VLC. This will allow you to double the volume. Also I suggest that you find headphones that don’t filter out sound. Do this and I’m sure you’ll be able to hear what’s really being said. Cheers.
Incredible. These coffins to rot away in the open! I presume there will be 'some smelI' in the other vault as well. No such where I live, that's for sure, and still this cauliflower smell from 5 to 6 feet underground.
The smell in the crypt was probably grave wax (adipocere), which consist of fats, acids and bacteria from the human body. While the tissues are completely gone and bones are bare, lack of air or, in this case, mixed with water, Adipocere can hang around for hundreds of years. When dry it loses its smell over time, but after being formed , or never having the chance to dry it will have an ammonia like, or even a "sweet rancid" odor. Very glad you didn't go in because that most likely wasn't just stagnant water🤢
I live in Texas but my mom's family is in Floyd county KY. My grans family is from County Cork. Their family name is Moore. I love to listen to Dolores, such a beautiful woman she was and such a voice. The world is sadder without her in it. Rest in peace Dolores.
I really appreciate you taking the time to share this video with us ,y'all are awesome My Father's family came from Scotland sadly my father passed away when I was three-year old i don't know anything about my father or the family Im 61 yrs old now i wish i knew
We traced ours back to Ellis Island and lost the scent. Many of our relatives back then were not real big on schooling, I suspect many grownups did not read/write well. The clerks at Ellis Island who were charged with writing them down had an issue. They spelled them phonetically. 23andme turned up blood relatives with slightly different names. Don't be surprised if you find very similarly spelled last names.
Depending on what is known you can always try and trace his family back … of course difficult if basic information are missing … lost my dad last year and am grateful I had him for 47 years. Even though with dementia he was already gone 10 years prior.
What a magnificent graveyard! Thank you so much for taking us around. I am now subscribed to your channel. I am an archaeologist in Mexico , so even though I visit graveyards sometimes, at work I am dealing with just the remains of ancient people. A colleague of mine who is from Italy came to work with us for about a year. Before that he had worked in Peru and of course they have all those mummified people. He said that when you find them they have all their clothes on and things but the smell is just terrible and we are talking about people who are have been dead for 1,000 years at least. Luckily we usually don't have to deal with that here in Mexico, and he said he was really glad about that. I know the smell of death well, so I know you were absolutely not exaggerating about how bad it smelled in that one that you explored, there were so many people dead in there. I will be watching everything you guys make , you do such a great and respectful job.
Thanks watching great to see you here. When I was younger I always wanted to be an archeologist but never studied for it. I wish now I had. But what I do now I learn something new every time I explore these old cemeteries and graveyards. Always history to be found
Be very glad that you did not go into archaeology. As fun and wonderful as it is, it’s the quickest way to starve to death, especially if you marry another archaeologist. We only have two kids who are now in their mid-30s, and I can’t remember a time when we didn’t struggle. But we have had an extremely interesting life!
The smell of death is the decay … and that is much different from such old bodies that got preserved or whose decay somewhat was interrupted … doing forensic pathology I worked with all forms of bodies and the smell of such old bodies is very distinct … its fascinating …
The reason there bones are lying out on shelving is because the wooden coffins have disintegrated .. there is a plate on one of the skeletons that looks to read 1954 that’ll be from the top of the wooden coffin that no longer exists. A lot of coffins from Middle Age Royalty in Europe had heavy metal handles on the side .. all that’s left are the handles from the wooden boxes.
Makes zero sense … 150 years of decaying mausoleum … why shouldn’t there be any smell? There used to be no regular decomposing body smelling, but everything else.
I am in Scotland, and came across your channel today by chance. It was utterly fascinating, so I have subscribed for more! Thank you, and I love how respectful you are.
This video makes me hope that my family back in County Mayo was able to care for the graves of their loved ones after my great, great grandparents immigrated to the States. I know it must have been hard for both those that left and those that were left behind. Never getting to visit your parents graves again after leaving, or having to carry on upkeep and cost of family traditions and cemetery plots are both difficult. But for all I know, my ancestors may have been the ones in the Pauper’s Plots, with family just grateful that they were in consecrated ground. As for the immigrants, we carry on traditions in one of the oldest Irish American cemetery’s in the mid west. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place!
Thanks for watching, I am from the west of Ireland myself and Mayo is very beautiful. The Irish and Americans always have a strong connection 🇮🇪🇺🇲 rest in peace to all and our ancestors 🙏
Am glad I've arranged my Cremation when my time comes.....seeing those coffins falling apart and the smell you said obviously decaying bodies inside...awful to know these awful things going on in cemeteries and mausoleum... all very sad... thank you for sharing with us... I still have a fascination with viewing old grave stones even now am 72... take care and watch out for the pit holes...and dogs mess Sue...unless it was mud...lol
Yep. Fair play to people if this is the desire for their remains after their passing But I'll opt for cremation rather than lying around getting worse and worse over the years
The first set of remains had coffin plaques on top which to me looks like the wooden coffins disintegrated and the mortal remains were left along with the metal plaques.
WOW, just found your channel by accident - I'm so glad I did. A strange subject, but fascinating too. I can just imagine the peace and quiet there, and all those past souls just resting there for ever. I've been to Highgate Cemetery - what a beautiful place that is - right there in North London, but so quiet and peaceful. Thank you for sharing with us - we will all end up there, or somewhere similar. Take care 🙂
You literally just showed up on my feed this morning. Amazing video!! All of those old and beautiful graves and mausoleums... Definitely subscribing 😊❤
Great video guys - a lovely graveyard but a real shame about all the water damage. I hope you're having a great start to the new year - best wishes always :)
At 20:46 a man responded to you saying how beautiful the sculpture was . That's crazy that's an EVP. People who don't believe in afterlife plz listen and give me your debunk explanation on how that just happened 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Wow, at 20:46 when you said that sculpture is nice, listen and you can hear a faint male voice with accent responding to you saying "YES SIR". Amazing cemetery!! Thanks for sharing!
Probably could be explained by another person being in the cemetery. However, sounded like an echo blocked by something metallic😳 Either way, the timing was perfect and very creepy.
What a beautiful cemetery So sad to see the amount of decay but also the preserved coffins & graves This was an incredible place Great Video Guys Well done 🙏🏻
Why should it be sad … decay is a natural process … at some stage memorials decay as well … as those that build them passed as well … over here graves are removed after some time … you rent them for 15 years and can extend … if nobody is there to pay or max rental period is reached eg 30 years … nothing is left … the bodies being long gone as here it is forbidden to stop the natural process of decay eg by preservation … graveyards in the end are not for the dead … they are only for the living to process grief …
Decomposing bodies. I found it interesting to find out about decomposition. I’ve watched both decomp cleaners (what a job that is!!) and also people who do the work in funeral homes. It’s all about being human. Now I’ve learned about funerals, green burials, water cremation and regular cremation, & recently heard about the composting use of bodies…haven’t researched that yet, just heard mention of it. Decomposition videos of companies that do the clean-ups of unattended deaths or suicides or murders, etc. are quite interesting & might help people to understand what they’re seeing & what will happen to our bodies after our souls have departed. This was most interesting video & thanks to you both for it! It never gets old. Good Health to you two!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Oh my I thought I was the only cat loving weirdo who finds decomp really interested. I went from spots, cysts, abscess, toenails, crime clean up, etc. Not the first time I've spent an afternoon in the Glasgow Necropolis. 😊
Body decomp is one part, but look at the paranormal side. Its a lot more fascinating. This video is full of paranormal but most don't even know or realize it.
But that has nothing to do with an old tomb. That decomposition should have been long done … seen bodies with hardly anything left after 6-12 months. But we also had bodies mummified after 5 years sitting undiscovered in flat. Of course different when body was preserved or environment causes problems with natural decomposition process. That here is no regular decomposition of a body.
The thing with all the old cemeteries like this is that plots were sold "in perpetuity" to a family meaning forever and that family could legally bury as many of it's dead in that one plot to avoid further costs - sometimes coffin on top of coffin which is why headstones hold so many names. The grieving who placed their loved ones here (and in every old cemetery) were promised care and upkeep of the graves and monuments. Pretty short sighted business plan when you come to think if it because as the cemetery owners sell the plots there is profit to be made.....but once the cemetery was full....no more income! Soon those who owned the cemeteries abandoned them as the upkeep was too expensive to continue. So that's why there are so many of these derelict and unmaintained graveyards - there's no one to maintain them and there's a legal reason why graves can't be reused. There are deeds to each and every plot. So effectively it's "dead" land. Modern cemeteries only sell the plots for X amount of years....or even lease the plot. Once the time is up or if the lease isn't paid the landlords have the right to exhume and dispose of the remains so the grave can be reused.
What's funny is the people on this side of the cemetery consider you as the "poor". The spirits keep telling you to go to the other side of the road where the "poor" people are.
Yes or the caretakers eventually ended up here as well and sometimes people are squeamish and want nothing to do with cemeteries... sometimes families are small and when they are gone.. I wouldn't care if my grave was never groomed as I love nature and the Bible says the living know they will die, but the dead know not anything.. so it's what we do with our lives while living knowing that our time is coming where we will be left to rest in peace, not chaos!!
That was a quite nonsense scheme to sell the graves … after 1-2 generations nobody cares for unknown family member’s graves. Those that had to maintain the graves died as well. Here graves are leased … 15 years … you can … depending on county … extend once or twice. Then they are removed. Cases of unpaid graves cannot happen. You lease for 15 years … if you do not extend … they are gone. As no preservatives are allowed remains are gone … maybe some bones … that the cemetery disposes.
Wow! I love listening to your accents. And your footage. Definitely makes you think about life and death. 9:14 mark. A voice caught my attention immediately. Did you hear it?
@@patriciathompson3988 cant believe people still believe in god its been proven there is no god read professorstephen hawkins book total proof theres nothing when we die
I think we live on in the good things we did while we were here. Also, we live on in photos and letters left behind. I have letters and photos from relatives going back 150 years or so. I have never met these relatives, but I feel I know them through their lett
Amazing. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. Bless all those poor folks’ remains. It’s just the way nature takes care of things. Indeed a beautiful place. Blessings to the two of you.
This old graveyard is fascinating, especially the family mausoleums. I suppose the areas that have little attention have very few visitors, which may explain why the mausoleums are overgrown with ivy and thorns. Unfortunate about the water damage to the coffins. Whoever built those mausoleums may not have taken into consideration the amount of rain water that could come down that hill. Great walking tour, thank you very much GV and Sue, for another great video. Have a great weekend. 😊
It’s amazing that the mausoleum houses three bodies that have disintegrated in such a sad way …normally they dry out but these are still partly clothed in places. I’ve never heard of “shelf” graves before guys…are they particularly Irish? They do need something done out of respect as you say, but thank goodness the souls have moved on to heaven so won’t be worried…it’s just the shells they lived in while here.🙏. Who on earth would you report this to though? 🤔🤔💐
I’ve never heard of shelf graves before guys! Are they particular to Ireland? That seemed sad, just remains rotting on a shelf like like…when more usually they are in a coffin and have more privacy so to speak…but their clothes had survived to an extent too.! I think we have mentioned the Edwardian/Victorian era of porcelain flowers, with maybe a dove under a glass dome (red flowers at the back) which are called “Immortelles”…. I used to see them on outside graves in England in my village when I was a girl, and thought them the most beautiful things I’d ever seen! But then not content with sheep keeping the grass down, they brought petrol mowers, and I was heartbroken when the immortelle with white flowers,and dove under a glass dome was smashed….I still remember how upset I was. Who would you report the Awful smell too? I’m guessing it’s the families task to bring order back in that mausoleum, but if the family has died out, what happens?…brrhhhh it’s a horrible job for someone,that’s for sure! Glad your cameras are working so well showing us things we would never have imagined seeing a few years back! Well done guys, your both Amazing folk! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋♀️💕😘😘
Why should that place be disturbed once more? Just leave it to nature. It has been visited and documented, now its nature’s turn. If it will not be trashed by hundreds of TH-camrs/Explorers.
I would like to think that there is some kinda cemetery organization that should get together and try to restore them and clean it up. I am from Texas and we really try to keep our loved ones and friends resting places as clean and and taken care because we all know that we will be joining the afterlife and hopefully the next generation that comes will also respect our resting place. This is the first time I have ever watched your videos and thank you for sharing this ❤️
You are so welcome, to remember the forgotten is what it is all about 🌹🙏 hopefully my video shades some light on the subject of death and all that is involved
I think its actually healthy for the modern man to come face to face with death like this , "memento mori" "remember thou art mortal" , its an humbling experience and you realize how natural it is, we basically never see something like this in Scandinavia. In Germany I saw some of the Catholic saint skeletons, but they are rather gaudy, overdecorated and all in all a bizarre sight😂😂,..this, is just very natural, coffins have broken and some skulls and bones is all that remains of the people who once where as you and I . Great video guys!
Why healthy? Where is the difference to regular graveyards? You bury your loved ones and after 15-30 years the graves are removed as they are decayed. As you have to pay for the graves as all are rented … you are well aware they became one with the earth again. The evidence you find everywhere on graveyards as here and there the ground contains bones that you can stumble across … especially the storage areas where soil from excavations is kept.
@@GanymedeXDThat’s not common across all countries. In the US a grave is “forever” (they have the space). In the UK people are left for 100 years (and any from before c.1900 seem to be left as they were).
Great video guys! I am not surprised at all about the moisture and even standing water in the Mausoleums, as a concrete box will hold water if it isn't designed to drain any water out, and I would suspect they had no drains in any of them. And concrete will crack and leak water into the Mausoleum, especially if it is stone work or brick. Not to mention poor concrete or mortar that plant roots have grown into and through. But, it is the norm for coffins and remains to decay, sooner or later, depending on chance in most cases! Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for watching, yes I'd say the cracks are from plant life and stone wasting away etc. We will all end up the same way I suppose but I certainly won't be seen like this
Thank you for posting this! I have always loved walking through old graveyards, instilled in me by my parents, who had us care for our ancestors' graves when we would visit. I think a lot of these were likely forgotten over time as family moved on to other parts of the country and world.
I love watching these type of videos-it’s remembering our history, our people. It’s sad yet we need to remember. I don’t know it’s hard to put into words. I live in a city that compared to your part of the world is very young. It was established in the early 1900’s so I have this hunger for history beyond what we have here.
I’ve just come across your channel and am absolutely blown away with the sensitivity and respect your show for all the graves and mausoleums. The way you are exploring the cemetery with empathy and genuine compassion is wonderful to watch. I had never thought about the coffins disintegrating over time so I’ve found your video’s extremely informative. Thank you for sharing this with us 🇬🇧 ♥🙏🏼
My older family members came from Ireland. I really miss the irish brogue. Also my fathers name was Carroll, whose family was also from Ireland. I wonder if it's any relation to the tomb you showed. You never know. Love from Connecticut!❤
I'm a Carroll here too. Ancestors came from Ireland to Maryland in the 1640s. Very very cool video. I've never seen inside burial vaults like that before.
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing look into the past! This was the closest thing to meeting the old ones as the living can get, more or less. Much love from my son and I to you lovely folks. Thanks again! I look forward to more of these.
@@GraveVisitations I quickly realized 😳, whoops! My oldest son wants to live there one day.💚 I want to live in Scotland💙 Please excuse my untravelled ignorance. Lol😔
Anyone truly poor wouldn't have the means to be laid to rest in a mausoleum though, not back in those days. That being said, the condition those remains are in and the mausoleums not being maintained is very sad indeed.
I am homeless and have no money or insurance, no family and very few friends ..... true friends. I'm 58 years old and my health isn't great. I'm wondering if I am going to be buried with a unmarked grave? Very sad to think about to be honest 😢
Everyday people die in the UK who have no family or no friends or no money. Some die unidentified. Hundreds/thousands every year. What is society meant to do, leave them on the street? Take money from people who work and save to erect headstones for people who they don't know? Far as I understand, they bury them quite respectfully, the undertakers do the best they can, and they sometimes have somebody to do a blessing. And records are kept as best as can be discovered.
At 20:45 you can hear a man talking when you mention the carved statue. And then you can hear a woman at 21:02 say " blank me please" after you say Considine
Hey guys, you mentioned not understanding how water damage could occur, however, this is something your funeral director should be completely transparent about. Virtually all graves in the ground, whether in a crypt inside a vault or mausoleum, or a normal grave will flood. It’s a certainty. I recently learned this in my funeral director degree program in CA, USA. In the US, it’s illegal to be buried in the ground without a grave liner, (unless you opt for green burial in a green cemetery or green section of a normal cemetery), but even then, flooding is inevitable. If it is upsetting you to look in, smelly, etc., please don’t do so. You may also be upsetting the families of these people if they are still living? 🙏❤
We don't have a problem looking in these mausoleums? We are simply documenting the problems that families don't take care of or who may not be alive to do so. The cemetery staff should take more care in maintaining these mausoleums etc. Would you rather they are forgotten? The whole point of this channel is to keep these people remembered and document history. Thanks for watching have a great day
Is it common to have remains laying on a shelf without a casket? I didn’t know that sort of practice existed. Maybe because this is in another country I don’t know…What do you think?
WOW! Every masoleum became a slot machine with each one delivering a higher payout than the last. That was an incredible walk among the graves, masoleums and the pauper's area of rest. I could have stayed longer. I wonder about all the unknown stories of the occupants there! Well done Cathal and Sue! ♥️🙏♥️
What a great comment Jan and discription good way of putting it. We will definitely have to go back when the weather gets better for sure. Thank you for watching as always ❤️
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Your videos are a stark reminder that most of us won’t be remembered or cared about after the generation that follows us is gone. I’m glad to you visit these forgotten graves to remember these long-gone souls.
It's sad to think but it's true 😔 when I read these names out loud I hope I'm keeping these people remembered that's what it's all about. Thank you for watching and subscribing if you haven't already 🙏
Fair play to u both for covering this subject.yes 👏 🙌 👌and thanks for doing it with such sensitivity and finesse. God have mercy on all those souls resting in them mausoleum and graves.rest in peace.keep up the good work.bless you.❤❤😊
@@GraveVisitations Incase this is any comfort to you, I'm an archaeologist from across the pond. When I was a young boy it was a bit of a luxury and very dangerous for me to run rampant in the massive and unique grave yards in New Orleans. I had experiences similar to this myself. These old mausoleums just fall out of maintenance and this is what happens as I'm sure you two know all too well. I think what you've said here about reading the names on the graves and keeping them remembered and respected is the best anybody can do and the best advice to give. To this day no matter how demanding my professional work may be, I always give every person's resting place and remains a moment of silence, recognition and thanks along with apologies. Anyone who isn't doing this shouldn't be around such things regardless of faiths and creeds. For me I think the most disturbing part of old graves is that I fully understand my remains have at best 100 years to be what I expected or paid for, but the fact most people never think about this really gets me going. Love your work!
Edit: WOW the coffin with the Jesus was epic! This grave yard is so cool and exotic for me. Love the Celtic crosses and Victorian elements.
@@sneakyviewing4391 hi, this is very true and your job sounds very interesting. Great to have you here and we could all learn from your travels. God bless 🙏
Why on earth would anyone care to be “remembered” by a stranger who doesn’t remember us because they never, ever knew us? 😂😂😂 Hopefully we will all be in a much better place.
Beautiful place, so serene, .. I carry a case of the small, inexpensive solar lights in my car, to put on the little one's graves, my daughter started it when she was little and asked me "Mama don't the kids ever get scared of the dark?".. so since then I always leave a small light in the dark.
Aww what a lovely thing to do ❤️ bless your Daughter 😊
I live in the USA. My ancestors are MaCleods of The Isle of Skye. No one will ever know and no one will ever care. Ireland and Scotland are so beautiful. I wish with all my heart I could see them. Be thankful. All that green is amazing to me. ❤️
That is wonderfully kind of you. Thank you.
This comment brought a tear to my eye. What a wonderfully beautiful idea - I know I’ll be doing the same now too! Whenever I visit my grandad’s forever home I have to pass the children’s area. It brings such a heavy feeling inside when passing and I always feel so emotional. Thank you (and your daughter!) because I will share this with people I know too. Such a small gesture can create a positive impact to the grieving process 🙏🏼♥
that is an awesome idea thank you for sharing that ❤
I think I would have to report the bad smelling crypt to the authorities. Bodies interred that long ago should be mostly skeletonized and shouldn't smell that bad. I think someone's crypt would be a great place to hide a body, no one would notice some extra remains in a long deserted mausoleum.
Ohhh. Now there's a thought. Kind of makes sense, doesn't it?
What a great idea ,cheers
@@davidpurll4570 haha
An older guy in my country killed his wife and buried her under a new apple tree not far from us.
He lived in the same street our large cemetery backed on to. The cops fairly quickly discovered her body.
Well that’s a morbid thought! Let’s hope that that’s not what happened to that poor soul lying there!
I am older now, when i was around 10, my Grandparents owned a quiet piece of property in the country. The plot had a forgotten cemetery in the back that we would visit. Most of the people interred there died before 1800. To this day I remember reading an inscription on a weathered headstone that read, "here lies a sailor that traveled the seven seas." i will never forget that tombstone, the graveyard, the visits. I have often thought about that sailor.
Wow that is very cool inscription
I guess no date/year on it? 🤔🪦
@@elaineewalt8137 All the Headstones were extremely weathered. I remember late1700s and early 1800s on others; most were unreadable. This particular stone had an unreadable date. The cemetery was in Northern New Jersey USA in a town called Blairstown.
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Wow..I live near a town called Blairsville...and it sure is an old town itself...
@@elaineewalt8137 You peaked my interest to find it again.. It is called "Union Brick Cemetery." It is off of Heller Road and Union Brick Road near Blairstown NJ. You could google maps it. I even found pictures of it online. Thanks for sharing Blairsville, I found Blairs has old World derivatives.
I live in the USA. I'm old now, but when I was a young child my mother took us to her family plot in the countryside of Illinois each year to take care of the grave stones and put beautiful flowers on the graves along with having a picnic lunch. I found an iron door in the side of a hill and opened it before my mother came to pull me away. Wrapped in what looked like white gauze was a body on a shelf. Mom did the right thing and explained what we were seeing and made sure that I wasn't afraid. This was just the way of life in a cemetery! It was early sping and he'd been put on a shelf just beyond that door as a way to "store" him until the ground was thawed out enough to bury him.
That must have been a shock. I think you call them a receiving vault in USA
@@GraveVisitations yes mostly it's....why you don't picnic with your kids in a graveyard, though 😂
From where abouts are you from in Illinois where I live there is a haunted cemetery supposed to be the most haunted A friend of mine lived by it in a part of town with old historical homes and they would hear and see things even her daughter when she was real young would be outside on swing set talking to someone who wasn't there.
@joyceleady3691 I think this was not far from Sandwich. It was not near any houses that I remember but that was a very long time ago. There was creek running along one side of the cemetery, and we watched snakes mating in the water. That was beautiful to see!
@GraveVisitations Strangely, it wasn't shocking. My mother was a nurse, and she explained it so logically that I wasn't afraid. It was just part of life.
Yes, the rich and the poor are buried, side-by-side we will all end up the same no matter how much money you’ve got .
Here in the United States, South Carolina. While I was deer hunting I would come across family cemeteries in the middle of the woods. They would go back sometimes to the 1700s. Pretty sad and long forgotten.
Would be great to these cleaned up and documented
@@GraveVisitationsthere's lots of family cemetery in parts of the USA, Helen Gurley Brown and her husband David Brown, she was editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and her husband was a movie producer in Los Angeles California and they are both buried in her little family cemetery along a road in NW Arkansas
The statue in memory of the forgotten people was beautifully done. Congratulations to the sculptor. Very moving. Thank you for the tour of the graveyard.
Glad you enjoyed it
It's amazing that there's that much left of the remains after so many years. Such a shame they're out in the open like that. Different times, to be sure. We humans look at those poor souls knowing what awaits us all. Quote - "What you are I once was; what I am, you will be”.
Very true
A similar quote is on a grave in the Churchyard close to where I lived some years ago.... it reads "Stop, stranger, stop, as you pass by; as you are now, so, once, was I. As I am now, so you will be, so be prepared to follow me." And somebody has added, very neatly, underneath, "To follow you I'd be content, but I don't know which way you went!"
Different times? Do you mean you don't believe that this practice is still used? If so could I ask where you are from CM? Because here in the United States we still enture our dead in mausoleums and as someone who has worked in cemetery sales I can tell you that you can still purchase spaces in mausoleums to this day ❤ so it's for sure not a long ago lost practice here😊 but am curious if that's not what you meant what it was that u did mean, if you don't mind sharing ❤
Memento Morti? It is sometimes helpful to realize your place in the world is now. Our time to shine will be over at some point. Do what you can.....NOW.
@@American_couture My parents are in coffins in the mausoleum, as are many of my family. They aren’t just thrown in the wall. It is a very common practice. In New Orleans, the dead are put in an above ground crypt, because they are below sea level.
We are all 2 generations away from being forgotten 😮😢
I always tell people that exact same thing
I still visit family graves from 4 or 5 generations ago, if I can find them.
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That’s great
But you are a rare breed
The vast vast majority of people don’t know or remember anything or anyone past their grandparents
@@chrisdstard5644I would not be able to as after 30 years they are usually being removed here … especially 4-5 generations … graves are rented out here and there would nobody be alive any more to pay and care for them … they also have a max rental time after which rental cannot be extended any more … the graves of my great grandparents are long gone … but they were thousands of miles away from where it has taken the family … going further back in time it becomes even more difficult as its now different countries …
@@user-sj7fu6es3y’Vast majority’ … doubt this … most people I know do know their family history … I tracked mine down to 18th century … despite many traces got lost in 2 world wars and other wars …
After passing away over one hundred years ago and they are still decomposing is mind blowing.
It's more mind boggling that the spirits are still there and talking to each other the entire time in this video. Some even crack jokes to each other about being dead.
Right temperature for a slow decompose
@@infidel202They found wholly mammoths hundreds of thousands of years later and it was still decomposing. The same goes with the people they find in bogs which was preserved very well. I wouldn't be surprised with the right environment, decomp can take a long time.
Interesting thoughts there monica. Agree. And a hundred yrs ago the foods didn't have the preservatives like the corpse of today have in them.
@@ahndeux no they are not...stop seeing stuff that its not there
I think the bodies on the floor were in coffins, but the coffins have decomposed over the years, leaving just pieces of wood. It's a beautiful, sad place, and a reminder of where we all end up, no matter who we are, or what we do in life. Excellent video, thank you. Oh, and I love your accents. I'm English and love a good Irish accent. :)
This is true we all go out the same way we came in with nothing. Thank you for watching and subscribing if you haven't already 🙏
Yes. I thought this too. You can even see some remains of the coffin frames
Well-seasoned hardwood (like oak) coffins stored in a dry, well-maintained crypt will last for centuries...like the hammerbeam trusses in important medieval buildings. Less expensive grades of wooden coffins kept in a damp, musty crypt will rot to pieces within decades, exposing the remains within if they were not further protected by a lead shell.
@@baraxor I think there were some lead shells remaining in a crypt later in this video? Were the wooden shells had rotted off
@@baraxorIt’s water damage causing these coffins to disintegrate so they disappear. The Body had already decomposed as the bones are dry. It’s the water taking out the coffins.
I love your respect for the dead, and l love that you pray for them. Bless you both.
I’m new to your channel. I am honored to have walked along with you as you explored. The Paupers Statue is beautiful and it’s good to remember those who weren’t so fortunate to have a stone. We think those in mausoleums are very fortunate, but in truth after seeing the flooding and damage, I believe those interred there are less fortunate than in ground burials. I’m to be cremated by my preference. May God bless the souls of those who are resting in this place. ❤ Thank you so much for sharing your journey with me. May you always walk in the peace of God’s grace. Love from Brenda P, Arkansas, USA ❤
Thank you for watching and subscribing God bless 🙏🇮🇪
Beautifully said
The vault with the open door, the reason for the smell and water in my opinion is there is no ventilation and everything is just soaked. Sad. The vaults that have the coffins that are still in decent shape all have good vents. Awesome video!! You are both so kind!!🩷💐🌞💐🩷
What a magnificent, huge cemetery! I could spend days wandering & reading the headstones. The old mausoleums & monuments are just beautiful - even in decay.
You had a beautiful day for it ❤ Thank you so much for posting this video! New subscriber too.. I could listen to your lovely Irish accents all day 😊
Thank you for watching and subscribing ❤️🇮🇪 good to have you here
You certainly hit the jackpot with this one GV! I was on the edge of my seat all the way around, not knowing what to expect. To see the progress of decay through the years, amazing, I loved it. Thank you so much. Deb of Oz XXX
very interesting location Deb and sad to see at the same time
Yea I don’t want to still be stinkin so many years later. For those afraid of being incinerated there is now a process whereby they use a very high degree of water pressure. I think I’d like that. Zoroastrian’s use an open pit allowing critters to take care of the remains. I don’t want to take up space. Don’t want to be a burden to anyone or anything in life or death.
There's nothing sad about nature reclaiming these bodies. It's weird that we try to preserve them.
Yeah but really they are only being preserved or embalmed for viewing at the wake and funeral services . Embalming doesn't last forever. But if the conditions ate right it can last along time
@nancyhopkins389 - That’s why it’s a green burial for me.
You get it.
I find it incredibly interesting how people underestimate the importance of old graveyards. It's a fountain of history and a testament to our humanity over time.😮
Who underestimated them? They often are popular tourist attractions … London … Paris … Berlin … Italy … testament of humanity? There is not that much difference to modern ones … often you find a hand in hand between old 150 year old graves and modern graves on the same cemetery. Seen 160 year old Vaults opposite of 2020 graves … it truly is fascinating.
My long lost ancestors are from ireland and some from england and spain! Would be awesome to find their buriels from so long ago! The ones that did come over to the US are long gone! Thanks for the videos and god bless!!
Before I became paraplegic 14 years ago, I absolutely loved wandering around old cemeteries (and new) but now I can't get my wheelchair among the old ones to properly look so watching your adventures makes me feel like I'm right there with you thank you for taking me along🙂
Hi Tracy 👋 thank you for sharing. I'm glad you enjoy the videos and they help you ❤️
@@GraveVisitations thank you and I must say your accent helps I love the Irish accent😄
What amazingly beautiful coffins. Sad to see the flooding. Thankfully there doesn't seem to be any vandalism.
Hopefully they get that door locked up
Not sure what is ‘sad’ about it … as the bodies decay … those that built the memorials are no more as well … and the memorials decay … its the way life goes … its natural …
Oh. I love a good wander round a cemetery.. I quite often place a flower on a long forgotten grave.. Just for remembering someone long forgotten..
I enjoyed this video amigo.
Remember to wear a Face mask you never know what airborne contaminates there are when entering inside those sealed up family mousoliems my friend.
Keep safe exploring...
Thanks for watching
The condition inside the mausoleums is so sad. 😢
It is a beautiful cemetery shame the burial place is such a mess
they weren't built yesterday, ya know
@@TheRhNegative you don't say lol
Why is it sad? Nothing sad about it … they were created to honor the lives of those that left … those who created them are meanwhile most likely are gone as well … the mausoleums are following those buried there … its just outdated memorials … its life … they do not bother … usually graves are removed completely once those that passed decayed …
Or better yet, tacky!
Wow at 8:00 that"s so wild how the flowers look so new. This place was an amazing walk for sure.
TH-cam recommendations actually got it right this time. This was well worth the click. And thank you for showing the names of the deceased where nature allowed. I like to believe that by reading the inscription on a grave, the memory of the person/people can be respected and perhaps extended. Even if for a short time.
Thank you for the lovely comment 🙏 yes I do believe reading these people's names after over 100 years keeps them from being forgotten. Thank you for watching 🇮🇪
I would likely take the time to greet them; knowing their names. Whether they remain or not is inconsequential. It is a measure of respect for them having once BEEN, and spending a moment contemplating their life as well as enjoy the decor they felt strongly about and left behind. I've seen some beautiful headstones. I do not think it is disrespectful to the deceased to look; if they are respected. I won't step on a grave; it is sacred ground for their relatives and loved ones.
The beautiful Irish accents of our guides seem so appropriate and set the mood. Very cool.
Not decaying human bodies you smell if the burial was 1875; it must be an animal recent dead in there if you smell rotting flesh; rotting human flesh can go away rather quickly depending how much meat is on the bones at death.
As the video states "rotting smell" wasn't very nice
Depends on what they used to preserve the bodies … but decomposition usually is a pretty fast process … bodies after that much time should not rot and smell any more.
Wow what a stunning cemetery! Natural decay I believe, wood just doesn't hold up in humid weather. It's sad though that the bodies are exposed. And those coffins, wow, spectacular. Great find, a gorgeous place for sure.
This is definitely my new favourite channel, absolutely fascinating, I've always been fascinated with cemeteries and graves, love your videos ❤ thanks for the insights
Thanks Jeanette appreciate your kind words ❤️
Love the countryside. Just for your information I was listening to your video and there are quite a few EVPs that I heard. @9:12 a man says "ravenwood" @9:49 some says something but I can't understand it. @14:52 "we are about", @16:24 "pray", @20:46 a male voice can be heard, @21:35 a very loud EVP can be heard but the accent is rather thick for me. Anyway, hope you can hear what I hear.
I thought I was the only one who heard the voice at 9:13. Thanks for listing the timestamps for the others.
It's the wind and sounds from far away, simple. Some may be the cameraman's breathing and mouth sounds.
@@ErnstForstermann if you think that then I suggest you download the video and listen to it with VLC. This will allow you to double the volume. Also I suggest that you find headphones that don’t filter out sound. Do this and I’m sure you’ll be able to hear what’s really being said. Cheers.
At 9:12 it sounds like “leave me alone” is said 😱
I’m so surprised those old mausoleums still smell of decomp. There’s probably black mold and nasties 😮 Be careful ❤
Incredible. These coffins to rot away in the open! I presume there will be 'some smelI' in the other vault as well. No such where I live, that's for sure, and still this cauliflower smell from 5 to 6 feet underground.
@zenokarlsbach4292 I wish we had smell a vision lol
Its not the smell of usual decay of a body … but a combined smell of remains and rotting mausoleum.
The smell in the crypt was probably grave wax (adipocere), which consist of fats, acids and bacteria from the human body. While the tissues are completely gone and bones are bare, lack of air or, in this case, mixed with water, Adipocere can hang around for hundreds of years. When dry it loses its smell over time, but after being formed , or never having the chance to dry it will have an ammonia like, or even a "sweet rancid" odor. Very glad you didn't go in because that most likely wasn't just stagnant water🤢
I didn't poke my head in to long 😷
I just subscribed! That coffin with Christs face was absolutely beautiful.
Thanks for subscribing. I think you were here before?
@@GraveVisitations I’ve been on Serenity Sues !❤️🐩
@@elderlypoodle9181 glad to have you on our channels ❤️
Been doing what your doing for 50+ years love It keep up the good work !
Thank you 🙏
Amazing tour GV. Thank you. The Unknown sculpture is beautiful. It's so sad how much damage the water is doing.
Thanks toms it is sad but I think it's good to remember these forgotten souls
Hello Tom, and belated Happy New Year to you! 👍😘🙋♀️
The paranormal activity with your torch when you opened that vault door was amazing
I live in Texas but my mom's family is in Floyd county KY. My grans family is from County Cork. Their family name is Moore. I love to listen to Dolores, such a beautiful woman she was and such a voice. The world is sadder without her in it. Rest in peace Dolores.
I really appreciate you taking the time to share this video with us ,y'all are awesome
My Father's family came from Scotland sadly my father passed away when
I was three-year old i don't know anything about my father or the family
Im 61 yrs old now i wish i knew
Thanks for watching, sorry to hear about your Dad 🙏
We traced ours back to Ellis Island and lost the scent. Many of our relatives back then were not real big on schooling, I suspect many grownups did not read/write well. The clerks at Ellis Island who were charged with writing them down had an issue. They spelled them phonetically. 23andme turned up blood relatives with slightly different names. Don't be surprised if you find very similarly spelled last names.
Depending on what is known you can always try and trace his family back … of course difficult if basic information are missing … lost my dad last year and am grateful I had him for 47 years. Even though with dementia he was already gone 10 years prior.
That sculpture of the family is absolutely amazing
I love it ❤️
When you speak their names they are not forgotten. Thank you....
Thank you for your kind words
God Bless those poor people in the vaults . R.I.P. My people came from Cork. ❤ from Boston Massachusetts 🇺🇸
There are no people in the vaults … its remains … biological waste that remains when we go …
What a magnificent graveyard! Thank you so much for taking us around. I am now subscribed to your channel. I am an archaeologist in Mexico , so even though I visit graveyards sometimes, at work I am dealing with just the remains of ancient people. A colleague of mine who is from Italy came to work with us for about a year. Before that he had worked in Peru and of course they have all those mummified people. He said that when you find them they have all their clothes on and things but the smell is just terrible and we are talking about people who are have been dead for 1,000 years at least. Luckily we usually don't have to deal with that here in Mexico, and he said he was really glad about that. I know the smell of death well, so I know you were absolutely not exaggerating about how bad it smelled in that one that you explored, there were so many people dead in there. I will be watching everything you guys make , you do such a great and respectful job.
Thanks watching great to see you here. When I was younger I always wanted to be an archeologist but never studied for it. I wish now I had. But what I do now I learn something new every time I explore these old cemeteries and graveyards. Always history to be found
Be very glad that you did not go into archaeology. As fun and wonderful as it is, it’s the quickest way to starve to death, especially if you marry another archaeologist. We only have two kids who are now in their mid-30s, and I can’t remember a time when we didn’t struggle. But we have had an extremely interesting life!
The smell of death is the decay … and that is much different from such old bodies that got preserved or whose decay somewhat was interrupted … doing forensic pathology I worked with all forms of bodies and the smell of such old bodies is very distinct … its fascinating …
Very neat! People probably think we are real weirdos 😂💀
@@MexicoDigDoctor morbid curiosity 😉
Absolutely love the Poppers Statues, how very beautiful and so touching, thanks Shane, your amazing.💕🌹🫂❤️
The reason there bones are lying out on shelving is because the wooden coffins have disintegrated .. there is a plate on one of the skeletons that looks to read 1954 that’ll be from the top of the wooden coffin that no longer exists. A lot of coffins from Middle Age Royalty in Europe had heavy metal handles on the side .. all that’s left are the handles from the wooden boxes.
I think alot of coffins were lead lined tho especially Royal ones
You'd think that after almost 150 years, there would be no smell, especially with the vent holes in the doors.
There shouldn't be a smell. Something else is causing that smell...maybe a dead animal. 💔
Makes zero sense … 150 years of decaying mausoleum … why shouldn’t there be any smell? There used to be no regular decomposing body smelling, but everything else.
Body smell like a shit so it could smell
I am in Scotland, and came across your channel today by chance. It was utterly fascinating, so I have subscribed for more! Thank you, and I love how respectful you are.
Welcome aboard! We love Scotland 🏴 And hope to film Edinburgh 👍
Relatives recently vacationed in Ireland a week ago and loved the beautiful weather and all the scenary, food and baby lambs.
This video makes me hope that my family back in County Mayo was able to care for the graves of their loved ones after my great, great grandparents immigrated to the States. I know it must have been hard for both those that left and those that were left behind. Never getting to visit your parents graves again after leaving, or having to carry on upkeep and cost of family traditions and cemetery plots are both difficult. But for all I know, my ancestors may have been the ones in the Pauper’s Plots, with family just grateful that they were in consecrated ground. As for the immigrants, we carry on traditions in one of the oldest Irish American cemetery’s in the mid west. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place!
Thanks for watching, I am from the west of Ireland myself and Mayo is very beautiful. The Irish and Americans always have a strong connection 🇮🇪🇺🇲 rest in peace to all and our ancestors 🙏
That was really creepy at 2:00, not only because of the skeleton, but the audio happens to glitch out right at that moment! Jeez!!
Hello👋 I just subscribed to your channel today,and I also just gave you a like.👍👌
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Am glad I've arranged my Cremation when my time comes.....seeing those coffins falling apart and the smell you said obviously decaying bodies inside...awful to know these awful things going on in cemeteries and mausoleum... all very sad... thank you for sharing with us... I still have a fascination with viewing old grave stones even now am 72... take care and watch out for the pit holes...and dogs mess Sue...unless it was mud...lol
Thanks for watching God bless from Ireland 🇮🇪 lots of holes in this one 😬
Me too I am being cremated
Yep. Fair play to people if this is the desire for their remains after their passing
But I'll opt for cremation rather than lying around getting worse and worse over the years
The first set of remains had coffin plaques on top which to me looks like the wooden coffins disintegrated and the mortal remains were left along with the metal plaques.
Certainly looks the case or coffin exploded due to gases
WOW, just found your channel by accident - I'm so glad I did. A strange subject, but fascinating too. I can just imagine the peace and quiet there, and all those past souls just resting there for ever. I've been to Highgate Cemetery - what a beautiful place that is - right there in North London, but so quiet and peaceful. Thank you for sharing with us - we will all end up there, or somewhere similar. Take care 🙂
Thanks for watching and subscribing if you haven't already 🙏 I've been to a few cemeteries in London including Highgate they are beautiful
You literally just showed up on my feed this morning. Amazing video!! All of those old and beautiful graves and mausoleums... Definitely subscribing 😊❤
Thank you for subscribing and watching 🇮🇪👍
Great video guys - a lovely graveyard but a real shame about all the water damage. I hope you're having a great start to the new year - best wishes always :)
At 20:46 a man responded to you saying how beautiful the sculpture was . That's crazy that's an EVP. People who don't believe in afterlife plz listen and give me your debunk explanation on how that just happened 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Thank you so much for this tour of such a wonderful old cemetery!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
The 1800's were tough times. Disease excetra...( cholera)😢😢😢😢😢😢
I'd be reporting the open door one to whoever manages the grounds.
Great tour and shots into the mausoleums. Looking forward to watching more of your work.
Thank you
Wow, at 20:46 when you said that sculpture is nice, listen and you can hear a faint male voice with accent responding to you saying "YES SIR".
Amazing cemetery!! Thanks for sharing!
sure did
Probably could be explained by another person being in the cemetery. However, sounded like an echo blocked by something metallic😳 Either way, the timing was perfect and very creepy.
Yesss
I heard it too
What a beautiful cemetery
So sad to see the amount of decay but also the preserved coffins & graves
This was an incredible place
Great Video Guys
Well done 🙏🏻
Thanks lune
Why should it be sad … decay is a natural process … at some stage memorials decay as well … as those that build them passed as well … over here graves are removed after some time … you rent them for 15 years and can extend … if nobody is there to pay or max rental period is reached eg 30 years … nothing is left … the bodies being long gone as here it is forbidden to stop the natural process of decay eg by preservation … graveyards in the end are not for the dead … they are only for the living to process grief …
At 9:12 there is an EVP, sounds like " Leave me alone"
Yikes heard that loud and clear too !
Me too!!
It sounded kind of annoying "leave me alone" 😯
Wind
Sometimes the cameraman's mouth noises being "distorted" by the camera
Etc.
Have a look at my other videos 👍 no camera man on TH-cam gets evps like I do
Very interesting video never seen anything like this before..beautiful cemetery.thankyou for sharing .
Thanks for watching
Wow this is the best one I’ve seen so far, amazing and yet also sad. Thank you for your videos. Watching from Adelaide, Australia 🦘 🐨
Decomposing bodies. I found it interesting to find out about decomposition. I’ve watched both decomp cleaners (what a job that is!!) and also people who do the work in funeral homes. It’s all about being human.
Now I’ve learned about funerals, green burials, water cremation and regular cremation, & recently heard about the composting use of bodies…haven’t researched that yet, just heard mention of it.
Decomposition videos of companies that do the clean-ups of unattended deaths or suicides or murders, etc. are quite interesting & might help people to understand what they’re seeing & what will happen to our bodies after our souls have departed.
This was most interesting video & thanks to you both for it! It never gets old. Good Health to you two!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ask A Mortician has a really good video about organic reduction ( composting). It's a great option.
Oh my I thought I was the only cat loving weirdo who finds decomp really interested. I went from spots, cysts, abscess, toenails, crime clean up, etc. Not the first time I've spent an afternoon in the Glasgow Necropolis. 😊
Body decomp is one part, but look at the paranormal side. Its a lot more fascinating. This video is full of paranormal but most don't even know or realize it.
Cremation for me, thank you!😊❤
But that has nothing to do with an old tomb. That decomposition should have been long done … seen bodies with hardly anything left after 6-12 months. But we also had bodies mummified after 5 years sitting undiscovered in flat. Of course different when body was preserved or environment causes problems with natural decomposition process. That here is no regular decomposition of a body.
The thing with all the old cemeteries like this is that plots were sold "in perpetuity" to a family meaning forever and that family could legally bury as many of it's dead in that one plot to avoid further costs - sometimes coffin on top of coffin which is why headstones hold so many names. The grieving who placed their loved ones here (and in every old cemetery) were promised care and upkeep of the graves and monuments. Pretty short sighted business plan when you come to think if it because as the cemetery owners sell the plots there is profit to be made.....but once the cemetery was full....no more income! Soon those who owned the cemeteries abandoned them as the upkeep was too expensive to continue. So that's why there are so many of these derelict and unmaintained graveyards - there's no one to maintain them and there's a legal reason why graves can't be reused. There are deeds to each and every plot. So effectively it's "dead" land. Modern cemeteries only sell the plots for X amount of years....or even lease the plot. Once the time is up or if the lease isn't paid the landlords have the right to exhume and dispose of the remains so the grave can be reused.
Kinda similar to Père Lachaise Cemetery Paris I've been to that cemetery also so much history but also a darker side aswell
What's funny is the people on this side of the cemetery consider you as the "poor". The spirits keep telling you to go to the other side of the road where the "poor" people are.
Stop taking drugs okay, there's no spirit voices, it's the drugs you're on@@ahndeux
Yes or the caretakers eventually ended up here as well and sometimes people are squeamish and want nothing to do with cemeteries... sometimes families are small and when they are gone.. I wouldn't care if my grave was never groomed as I love nature and the Bible says the living know they will die, but the dead know not anything.. so it's what we do with our lives while living knowing that our time is coming where we will be left to rest in peace, not chaos!!
That was a quite nonsense scheme to sell the graves … after 1-2 generations nobody cares for unknown family member’s graves. Those that had to maintain the graves died as well. Here graves are leased … 15 years … you can … depending on county … extend once or twice. Then they are removed. Cases of unpaid graves cannot happen. You lease for 15 years … if you do not extend … they are gone. As no preservatives are allowed remains are gone … maybe some bones … that the cemetery disposes.
The coffins have rotted away around the bodies. beautiful having the families all together.
Not everybody happy about this … to many rather a threat.
Wow! I love listening to your accents. And your footage. Definitely makes you think about life and death. 9:14 mark. A voice caught my attention immediately. Did you hear it?
Could be an EVP I've got a few here
It says “save me”.
It said, “leave me alone”
A little something to think about... One day, the last person that knew you or remembered you, will die, and you will be forever forgotten.
That's what the Mexicans say, that's why they they celebrate the day of the dead so nobody gets forgotten.
God will not forget you ❤
@@patriciathompson3988 cant believe people still believe in god its been proven there is no god read professorstephen hawkins book total proof theres nothing when we die
I think we live on in the good things we did while we were here. Also, we live on in photos and letters left behind. I have letters and photos from relatives going back 150 years or so. I have never met these relatives, but I feel I know them through their lett
...letters and diaries and artifacts.
Amazing. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. Bless all those poor folks’ remains. It’s just the way nature takes care of things. Indeed a beautiful place.
Blessings to the two of you.
Amazed at how many spirit voices you captured.
I always do watch my other videos 👍
Beautiful Ireland!
I’m catching up on these videos today and can’t believe how many disembodied voices I can hear..😳😎 Great catches!
Thanks again!
I just love and cant get enough of the Irish Accent♥️😻 I find it so nostalgic
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This old graveyard is fascinating, especially the family mausoleums.
I suppose the areas that have little attention have very few visitors, which may explain why the mausoleums are overgrown with ivy and thorns. Unfortunate about the water damage to the coffins.
Whoever built those mausoleums may not have taken into consideration the amount of rain water that could come down that hill. Great walking tour, thank you very much GV and Sue, for another great video. Have a great weekend. 😊
It’s amazing that the mausoleum houses three bodies that have disintegrated in such a sad way …normally they dry out but these are still partly clothed in places. I’ve never heard of “shelf” graves before guys…are they particularly Irish? They do need something done out of respect as you say, but thank goodness the souls have moved on to heaven so won’t be worried…it’s just the shells they lived in while here.🙏. Who on earth would you report this to though? 🤔🤔💐
I’ve never heard of shelf graves before guys! Are they particular to Ireland? That seemed sad, just remains rotting on a shelf like like…when more usually they are in a coffin and have more privacy so to speak…but their clothes had survived to an extent too.! I think we have mentioned the Edwardian/Victorian era of porcelain flowers, with maybe a dove under a glass dome (red flowers at the back) which are called “Immortelles”…. I used to see them on outside graves in England in my village when I was a girl, and thought them the most beautiful things I’d ever seen! But then not content with sheep keeping the grass down, they brought petrol mowers, and I was heartbroken when the immortelle with white flowers,and dove under a glass dome was smashed….I still remember how upset I was.
Who would you report the Awful smell too? I’m guessing it’s the families task to bring order back in that mausoleum, but if the family has died out, what happens?…brrhhhh it’s a horrible job for someone,that’s for sure! Glad your cameras are working so well showing us things we would never have imagined seeing a few years back! Well done guys, your both
Amazing folk! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋♀️💕😘😘
This was an amazing visit! The findings!!!! That was a beautiful statue for the unfortunate. I hope you can get back there!
I'll definitely pay a visit in the summer
also a reminder no matter amount of money or if one assumes better t*an someone, we all end up same, deat* is equalizer
Why should that place be disturbed once more? Just leave it to nature. It has been visited and documented, now its nature’s turn. If it will not be trashed by hundreds of TH-camrs/Explorers.
@@GanymedeXD I doubt the explorers cause harm. If anything they point out things that should be taken care of.
I would like to think that there is some kinda cemetery organization that should get together and try to restore them and clean it up. I am from Texas and we really try to keep our loved ones and friends resting places as clean and and taken care because we all know that we will be joining the afterlife and hopefully the next generation that comes will also respect our resting place. This is the first time I have ever watched your videos and thank you for sharing this ❤️
Thank you for watching 🙏
Thank you and your good lady for all your hard work , From:Seattle Washington state West coast U.S.A. God bless you much 🌹🙏🌹
You are so welcome, to remember the forgotten is what it is all about 🌹🙏 hopefully my video shades some light on the subject of death and all that is involved
I think its actually healthy for the modern man to come face to face with death like this , "memento mori" "remember thou art mortal" , its an humbling experience and you realize how natural it is, we basically never see something like this in Scandinavia. In Germany I saw some of the Catholic saint skeletons, but they are rather gaudy, overdecorated and all in all a bizarre sight😂😂,..this, is just very natural, coffins have broken and some skulls and bones is all that remains of the people who once where as you and I . Great video guys!
Ya those ones in Germany are a freak show lol thanks for watching
Why healthy? Where is the difference to regular graveyards? You bury your loved ones and after 15-30 years the graves are removed as they are decayed. As you have to pay for the graves as all are rented … you are well aware they became one with the earth again. The evidence you find everywhere on graveyards as here and there the ground contains bones that you can stumble across … especially the storage areas where soil from excavations is kept.
@@GraveVisitationsYou find them all over Europe, not only in Germany.
@@GanymedeXDThat’s not common across all countries. In the US a grave is “forever” (they have the space). In the UK people are left for 100 years (and any from before c.1900 seem to be left as they were).
Great video guys!
I am not surprised at all about the moisture and even standing water in the Mausoleums, as a concrete box will hold water if it isn't designed to drain any water out, and I would suspect they had no drains in any of them.
And concrete will crack and leak water into the Mausoleum, especially if it is stone work or brick. Not to mention poor concrete or mortar that plant roots have grown into and through.
But, it is the norm for coffins and remains to decay, sooner or later, depending on chance in most cases!
Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for watching, yes I'd say the cracks are from plant life and stone wasting away etc. We will all end up the same way I suppose but I certainly won't be seen like this
@@GraveVisitations I plan on making an ash of myself!
@@jeffreyyoung4104 I sometimes make an ass of myself lol
@@GraveVisitations No, it's a joke, I am going to be cremated, and an ash is all that will remain!
Thanks for the tour; appreciated!
Thank you for posting this! I have always loved walking through old graveyards, instilled in me by my parents, who had us care for our ancestors' graves when we would visit. I think a lot of these were likely forgotten over time as family moved on to other parts of the country and world.
Thank you for watching and subscribing if you haven't already 🙏
I love watching these type of videos-it’s remembering our history, our people. It’s sad yet we need to remember. I don’t know it’s hard to put into words.
I live in a city that compared to your part of the world is very young. It was established in the early 1900’s so I have this hunger for history beyond what we have here.
We have very old history here and also tragedy 🇮🇪
Whats sad? History? The graveyard is beautiful
watching these videos just solidifies why I am against burials and for cremation.
You can also choose taxidermy.
Yes! At 9:12 faint whisper "leave me alone". Sue is talking but you can hear the voice. So cool!!!
That’s also what I heard
I’ve just come across your channel and am absolutely blown away with the sensitivity and respect your show for all the graves and mausoleums. The way you are exploring the cemetery with empathy and genuine compassion is wonderful to watch. I had never thought about the coffins disintegrating over time so I’ve found your video’s extremely informative. Thank you for sharing this with us 🇬🇧 ♥🙏🏼
Thank you for watching and your kind words
Our souls are Light...our bodies belong to Mother Earth..just as animals that die and go back to the soil...
One day God will destroy this earth and make a new one!!!
My older family members came from Ireland. I really miss the irish brogue. Also my fathers name was Carroll, whose family was also from Ireland. I wonder if it's any relation to the tomb you showed. You never know. Love from Connecticut!❤
I think I saw Carroll name before it's popular in Co offaly and Dublin
I'm a Carroll here too. Ancestors came from Ireland to Maryland in the 1640s. Very very cool video. I've never seen inside burial vaults like that before.
@@johnnniec check out my other videos you won't be disappointed 👍 thanks for watching
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Such a beautiful cemetery. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Our pleasure!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing look into the past! This was the closest thing to meeting the old ones as the living can get, more or less. Much love from my son and I to you lovely folks. Thanks again! I look forward to more of these.
Hi thank you for watching 👍 this is ireland tho 🇮🇪
@@GraveVisitations I quickly realized 😳, whoops! My oldest son wants to live there one day.💚 I want to live in Scotland💙 Please excuse my untravelled ignorance. Lol😔
@@user-qv8lt9bs3s don't worry 👍😁
So very sad to see the poor treated like this, somethings never change. I love the sculpture though. xxxx
Thanks for watching 🙏
Anyone truly poor wouldn't have the means to be laid to rest in a mausoleum though, not back in those days.
That being said, the condition those remains are in and the mausoleums not being maintained is very sad indeed.
I am homeless and have no money or insurance, no family and very few friends ..... true friends. I'm 58 years old and my health isn't great. I'm wondering if I am going to be buried with a unmarked grave? Very sad to think about to be honest 😢
@@bebogomez4326 isn't that you in video with warm fire on and your pet cat?
Everyday people die in the UK who have no family or no friends or no money. Some die unidentified. Hundreds/thousands every year.
What is society meant to do, leave them on the street? Take money from people who work and save to erect headstones for people who they don't know?
Far as I understand, they bury them quite respectfully, the undertakers do the best they can, and they sometimes have somebody to do a blessing.
And records are kept as best as can be discovered.
At 20:45 you can hear a man talking when you mention the carved statue. And then you can hear a woman at 21:02 say " blank me please" after you say Considine
I could hear voices all throughout the video...
wonderful video, so interesting.. just subbed.. cheers for showing us this amazing place...
Thanks for visiting appreciate it
Greetings from poteet Texas What a great video.
Hey guys, you mentioned not understanding how water damage could occur, however, this is something your funeral director should be completely transparent about. Virtually all graves in the ground, whether in a crypt inside a vault or mausoleum, or a normal grave will flood. It’s a certainty. I recently learned this in my funeral director degree program in CA, USA. In the US, it’s illegal to be buried in the ground without a grave liner, (unless you opt for green burial in a green cemetery or green section of a normal cemetery), but even then, flooding is inevitable. If it is upsetting you to look in, smelly, etc., please don’t do so. You may also be upsetting the families of these people if they are still living? 🙏❤
We don't have a problem looking in these mausoleums? We are simply documenting the problems that families don't take care of or who may not be alive to do so. The cemetery staff should take more care in maintaining these mausoleums etc. Would you rather they are forgotten? The whole point of this channel is to keep these people remembered and document history. Thanks for watching have a great day
There comes a time when the dead take care of the dead
Is it common to have remains laying on a shelf without a casket? I didn’t know that sort of practice existed. Maybe because this is in another country I don’t know…What do you think?
@@yeahisaidthat3008 I would think in this case the coffin disintegrated, exploded due to gases or it was a shroud burial
Exploded due the gases ?😊 Coffins do not fly into the air during the "explosion". They've been down there for 170 years. They simply disintegrated.
WOW! Every masoleum became a slot machine with each one delivering a higher payout than the last. That was an incredible walk among the graves, masoleums and the pauper's area of rest. I could have stayed longer. I wonder about all the unknown stories of the occupants there! Well done Cathal and Sue! ♥️🙏♥️
What a great comment Jan and discription good way of putting it. We will definitely have to go back when the weather gets better for sure. Thank you for watching as always ❤️