St. John's Church and graveyard, Knockainey, Co. Limerick
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Considered to be one of the most historic churches in the county, St John’s Church in Knockainey, County Limerick, is surrounded by an atmospheric graveyard containing some very old graves and interesting mausolea.
St John’s Church is located in the centre of Knockainey, a small rural village midway between the towns of Bruff and Hospital, and approximately 25km from Limerick City.
"Old graveyards with a scatter of lichen-encrusted gravestones and trees standing to attention rank amongst the most evocative features of the Irish landscape." (taken from Patrick J. O'Connor; Some Studies of the Irish Scene, Irish Landscape Series no. 2). This line could have been written with St John’s Church, Knockainey, in mind. The church is also covered in lichen and with its boundary wall and sexton’s house nearby, creates an attractive and harmonious group.
There were churches on this site since medieval times but the most recent was erected in 1861 by the Church of Ireland. The tower and spire are free standing and belong to an earlier church, built pre 1762. The graveyard contains many interesting graves and mausolea, several resting side by side are grass covered and barrel vaulted, with the door at the end, and the undulating effect on the graveyard is stunning. The oldest grave dates back to 1736.
On entering the church today, it is just as if a service is about to begin. The sacred ambience remains, as stained glass windows, wall memorials, pews, pulpit, communion rails and holy table are all in place. The memorials provide important historical information on local families. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming and Knockainey Historical and Conservation Society organises a successful series of concerts and events throughout the year in the church.
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Your videos have helped to cure me of my fear of graveyards. I used to have nightmares about them, but your calm and admiring approach to them has enabled me to perceive the beauty and peace that resides in such places. However, your exposure of open coffins is still a little scary to me! Better than watching a horror film! As the Coca Cola advertisement used to say, "It's the real thing"!
John I would never have done what I'm doing years ago, some people don't like it but I'm fascinated by it all, oh I was scared walking inside the mausoleums pity I couldn't record bit I had to respect his wishes, now that was creepy but I still did it
We are very careful x
Walking through this graveyard carries you back to the 18th century, it looks right out of the History books. It could easily be used as a set for a remake of Bram Stoker's Dracula! Or any other classical horror story. To have items dating back to the 17th century and so close to the 16th it is less than a lifetime away from it! Stunning and the inscriptions written in Latin too! Seriously incredible!! You have, in that single graveyard, history spanning five centuries!!! Absolutely Incredible!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me! I simply cannot get enough of history, so thank you again!!
Thanks so much, I just couldn't get enough myself, just stunning ❤
Going to Ireland is like taking a trip back in time.
Hello OBRIEN family & Sue, watching from the God bless America 🇺🇸 on the Gulfcoast, thanks to our brave ancestors we made it in the South!!!!
My pleasure 🙏
I love your channel. I kept hearing Ron (FOF) talk about you and Irish eyes, so I looked for your channel and now I’m binge watching. I have visited Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, often times with my son who shared my love for the country, the culture, the people, the ruins, and yes, even the graveyards. Watching your channel brings back all those times he and I spent together, especially in Ireland, which he loved the most. He always claimed to be 100% Irish ( he wasn’t, of his grandparents only my dad was Irish, but he didn’t care, he was Irish). His name was Colin, and he died 4 years ago, and his mama is forever broken. I miss my “Irish” boy so very much. But your channel brings me back to the joy I had traveling with him.
Oh that brought a tear to my eye, I'm so so sorry for the loss of your beautiful Irish boy, we are happy to call him Irish as he felt it in his heart, rest in peace, I'm happy you find my channel as a way of recalling those beautiful memories 💔💔🌹🌹❤️❤️ 4 years is still a very short time on the scale of things and time does not heal like many say, we just cope x x
How lucky you are to see the land of our ancestors
So sorry for your loss, I'm sure your memories will live on in your hart, God bless you, prayers for you to find peace .
My best friend lost her 2 oldest children it's beyond words, she tells me often they live on though her smiles & stories, she knows she'll see them when God is ready.She sends prayers & love & peace .
Thank you for taking us all on your journeys. 💕🇨🇦
Thanks Roxanne ❤️
What an amazing historical Churchyard Sue.It was really worth the visit..The fist Mausoleum seems odd that there is no sign of the coffins,yet the bones seem to be in multiples in those little raised areas.I have never seen one like that before .It was great that the man came out.You would never have seen the inside of those two mausoleums ,or even found the grave of the extremely old gentleman.The 1600+ tome was a beautiful piece of art ,a shame it’s outside now .But the carving on it is exquisite…So much to see in this one.Thank you for showing us ..Love n Light 🥰
It was so beautiful there and very historic ❤
This has got to be one of the most beautiful graveyards I have ever seen! Thank you for sharing this!
Such a lovely place, Sue! I can’t believe that altar is 400 years old 😮 Thanks for making the long drive and sharing with all of us 💕
Very welcome Cathy ❤
That was amazing 🤩... Such a beautiful historic place.
It sure was fantastic 👏
I love this cemetary. So wonderful to see someone taking care of it. I so enjoyed this video Sue. Thank you for your time and remembering these precious souls.❤😊
Thanks for watching Deborah, appreciate it
Very fascinating! Thank you! Ireland is beautiful!
Thanks Sally ❤️
FANTASTIC , THE CRYPTS THE BONES N SKULLS AND THAT CHURCH AND STAINED GLASS AMAZING SUE 🇮🇪👌👌
It was just an amazing historical place 😍
The shrouds would explain a lot. Fascinating Sue.
AMAZING cemetery....thank you so much!!!
Thanks Cathy ❤️
Sue. You. Are amazing....only. You. Can find. Good. Stuff like. That...👍
Wow, thank you!
That was amazing. Beautiful church and graveyard. Thanks for taking me with you on this incredible journey. ❤
Thanks Very much 😀 ❤
Such a absolutely beautiful cemetery. Thanks for sharing the history.✌&❤
Very welcome ❤️
My 4th great grandparents, Edmond and Hanora (Creahan) Kearney, are buried there and you walked by them a few times! I live in the US but was lucky enough to visit their graves and the church in 2019 and June 2022. It is a beautiful cemetery. Some amazing distant Irish cousins showed us around. Loved the video.
Hi, oh I'm so sorry I didn't read there names 😔 it's a very pretty church, I feel bad now
@@SerenitySueGraveyards Oh no worries. You cant read all of the stones so don't feel bad! Their grave is at the 13:28 mark and its the two stones leaning against each other. My gggg grandparents stone is the right one although the left one must be a relation due it also being a Kearney grave. Loved seeing the cemetery again. Thanks!
You are so very welcome, this is why I love doing this channel ❤️
I know many find cemeteries an odd place to explore, but I find them fascinating and well, peaceful… I really need to visit Ireland. I live in the south of the UK, so I must make it happen one day.. Looks a stunning part of the world. ☘️
Yes, you really need to try get over here, I'm like you I just love exploring cemeteries ❤
So much of this place was amazing, Sue . But I think my favorite bit was the old altar grave marker. Such a great piece of history!
How cool that they found it ❤
Thank you for sharing! I really appreciate the history and art that you find in cemeteries, the tombstones with their inscriptions and depictions of biblical scenes are amazing! Thank you once again for a wonderful video!
You're very welcome Kent
I love your vlogs you really get into everything so we get to see things we would normally never see. You are the greatest ❤.
Thanks very much, this place was amazing ❤
Sue, this was a fascinating place. I know you enjoyed going inside the church and the mausoleums
It was absolutely fantastic 👏 ❤
Wow this was amazing and well worth the drive to see it . Thank you for taking us along .
Thanks Caron ❤️
Wonderful and amazing and shocking treat. Thank you. Love the research too 🧚🏻♀️🇺🇸
It was unreal, I was more spooked walking in the mausoleum but could video, it was eerie walking in around them
What a gorgeous church! I love the churches with the graveyard's beside them.
Wow! What an amazing experience for you! Thanks for sharing. Linda
Hi Linda, it's an amazing church and graveyard worth a visit
Thank you for the very interesting video ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it
Everything about this video is amazing! Thank you for taking the 2.5 hour drive to film it for us, it is just a stunning cemetery with great history. I can't believe the age of the headstones, and I relate them to what was happening here in the States at that same time which would have been the issuance of our Declaration of Independence! It's just mind blowing! Also, your audio sounds more crisp with your Bluetooth. Great job Serenity Sue!!
Thanks Rebecca, I just Nedd to adjust the level so my breathing is not as loud, the place is amazing ❤️
Thanks Sue that was an amazing place and thanks to Irish Eyes xx
Thanks David, it was a fantastic graveyard and church
Sorry was not with you today have to watch replay. This was was so unexpected but sad that they been disturbed. Thanks Sue.
Thanks Susan ❤️
What an amazing cemetery and the history. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Randy ❤️ 😊
Fantastic Sue with a lot of history beautiful thank you 🙏🏼
Wasn't it so cool Marie and beautiful so much history I didn't even know was in there ❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards how do you find these beautiful places, such a lucky lady great channel you have should be on the tv doing this it’s brilliant ❤️
Oh Marie thank you, some I find online just going through hours of reading and this one I found on Tiktok but it was really of that beautiful church so I googled it and saw there were mausoleums did not expect to find the remains or to meet the 2 gentlemen who gave us the tour of inside those mausoleums and the church itself, upon more research then got all the extra info
So excited... waiting...thanks for taking the time to do these
Come into live chat we are here ❤
Thanks so much for sharing this historic cemetery. I’d love to visit Limerick one day. 😊
Oh you must try it's so full of history ❤
AWESOME video, Sue, especially those skulls!! XXXX
Unreal Nadia ❤
Another outstanding video. Such a beautiful church and cemetery , cant wait for the next one❤️
Thanks Lisa ❤️
Sue I really enjoyed that awesome church and where in Limerick I would 2 it and ii luv ur videos thank u my lovely be safe
Can't remember now Paul, check the description box I'm sure I put the info into it but it's in Limerick
A beautiful church and graveyard, thank you for sharing this Sue!!!!
Thanks so much ❤️
Gorgeous views and very interesting stones.
This place was so cool ❤
How truly wonderful every where you look. So beautifully kept. Just incredible 💜💜
Thanks Doris ❤️
Thank you for sharing. Audio is fine
Thanks I need to lower the mic piece so it doesn't pick up my breathing lol
A peaceful journey. Thank you!
Thanks very much ❤
Amazing video. So incredible to see the crypts & church. I am still in awe of the dates. Thanks Sue
I know Pamela, this was amazing 👏
Loved your production, Serenity Sue!!
Thanks so much ❤️
Brilliant, Sue. Very well done. Thank you. Love 💘 from Africa 🌍
Thanks Yvonne ❤️
Wonderful excursion. Thank you so much!
Very welcome ❤
Thanks so much.
Welcome Marie
Very interesting graveyard and really creepy bones! Awesome find!
Thanks Jun, we got a tour of inside those locked mausoleums if only I was allowed to film, you'd of been blown away by what we saw
It just keeps on getting better Sue, great stuff as usual xxxx
Hey Tom, fascinating place, so much history ❤
Just absolutely a gem of a find.
It sure was Susan ❤❤
Great what you enable us to see - thank you so much🤗👍
Thank you ❤️
Awesome video Thanku from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Thanks very much 😀
This place is amazing
It is just fantastic 😀
Really enjoyed your video once again.
Thanks Sally ❤️
That was amazing a very interesting tour off that graveyard.
Thank you ❤️
This was very interesting! The church, grounds and stones are all strikingly beautiful!! Really different finding actual remains!
Very beautiful graveyard ❤❤
The audio was good enough to make it clear young lady that you may want to see your doctor about your breathing wishing you great health and happiness and keep your content coming its awesome and interesting thanks
Hi Steve, I've been suffering from long covid and chest infections, apologies
@@SerenitySueGraveyards no apologies necessary was just concerned. Take it easy out there. Keep your awesome content coming 👏 you do a great job thank you
Thanks Steve, I'm getting better x
This was awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Sue ❤️
This might be my new favorite… the first crypt fascinated me…it didn’t appear to have any coffins inside, just stone & mortar openings. The man who was cursed & then left to lie in state for 5 days…can you imagine the stench? My grandfather lied in state in his home for 3 or 4 days in the early 1950’s. He had 8 children-I cannot imagine what my father & his siblings saw…
Wow Anita, that's crazy 😨
Wow Sue totally enjoyed , what an amazing place , so old but cute , new to your channel 👍👍👋Cheers
Hi Judy, thanks so much ❤️
Great job!!! How blessed you were to have those kind gentlemen to let you in three buildings!!!! Beautiful place. Thank you for your trip to Limerick, I really enjoyed it. I love watching your numbers go up! Big thanks to Ron, he is a gentleman of the tallest order. I am so happy he is your friend.
Thanks Janice, it was so much fun, love the gentleman's accent, very strong, the place is so historic, Ron is amazing ❤
Love your Chanel I found it because it was mentioned on faces of the forgotten
Thanks Tommy, Ron is a good friend ❤❤
This is the best video of the week thanks for showing this to me sorry I would love to seen it live but glad to catch on replay
Very welcome Larry 🙏
Hi Sue and Irish eyes, I had to watch from the begining as I only just caught you at the end of the live. What a fantastic graveyard, all those old headstones and Mausaleums. That was so interesting seeing the skulls and bones too. The people here are being cared for by this caretaker. The Curch was amazing to see plus its history. Thank you so much, I hope you get a chance at some point to return again to this place. We have had bad floods and storms over this last week with power and internet on and off, so I have been looking forward to catching up with you both. Blessings to you 💕🇦🇺
Hope you're safe Liz, that's terrible weather, thanks so much ❤️
@@SerenitySueGraveyards thank you Sue, I am Ok but neighboursnhavebhad water leaking down walls and ceilings plus cars submerged in their garages. Sunny and hot again now. 💕🇦🇺
That was so interesting. Thank you.
Thanks Paul ❤️
Just after seeing your post sue love it well done as usual 👏🏼
Thanks John ❤️
St. John's church cemetery, crypts and mausoleums are amazing especially the skulls, bones and coffins are still available even after 100s of years..unless you have shown in your video, no chance to view the cemeteries of the deceased..hope the resting persons' souls may praise you always..thank you.
Thanks so much GIN ❤️
Thanks for another great walk! I can't believe some of those crypts are not sealed.
It's pretty strange to say the least ❤🤔
It was a first for me seeing tombs built up with soil over them, I loved the stain glass windows they looked amazing with the light shining on them. So thank you for sharing your journey it was lovely of you. Looking forward to seeing your next video.
Thanks Mary, yes very unusual x 😀
Thank you for sharing .. this was very interesting . And the sound is pretty good with the blue tooth.
Thanks ❤️ 😊
Hi Sue :) Sorry I missed the premiere of your video but I had to go for groceries and such :) That was a lovely place ,very peaceful. It was very nice of the gentleman to give you a special tour and history of the place :) Take care and see you next time ;)
Love the gentleman's accent, this place was gorgeous ❤
Just watching now ,had a few errands to do first,meeting friends for te@ tonite,anyway hope your all fine will sit back and view,👋👋👋🇦🇺👍
All good thanks 😊
Omg Sue! I just couldn’t get enough! What a stunning magical place…as you said full of history! No wonder you was all over the place, I would too! Try to show us much as possible…but hey, those first mausoleum..wry weird how the bones are just placed there in that small sections! I absolutely love listening to your accent…😍 anyway, that’s you so much for this video, it was a great find!
Thanks Eva, I couldn't get enough myself ❤❤
Catching up as well. My afternoon was crazy, at work.
Thanks Betty ❤️ 😊
Wow really good Sue,how interesting,isn't the doorway amazing!
I loved that door, so beautiful 😍
Hello From France🎬🍀🙏🌌
Hi and welcome 🙏
I just discovered your channel. This is amazing. Thank You! From Indiana, USA.
Thanks Dianna ❤️ 😊 welcome here
@@SerenitySueGraveyards ❤
Excellent video
Thanks Tony ❤️
That was amazing
It was just fantastic ❤❤
Sue the worse part of your videos is when they are over! I love them and never want you to stop but all things must end sometime. It always seems to be so windy over there.
Yes always windy, well most of the time here, thanks for watching ❤
Amazing
Thanks ❤️
That was absolutely brilliant Sue !! I love the way you grit your teeth and “go for it!” Like a little terrier, your determined to get to see inside a mausoleum or read writing high up on walls, anywhere, and you do it… well done you! That said, that first mausoleum gave us ALL a bit of a shock too I think….about six sculls altogether, and I can’t work out how that came to be, as each body needed time to become a skeleton, BEFORE the bones could be placed with others….so where did that happen? At first I thought it was a mother and child burial on the left, but as you got to grips with your camera gImble it became more like the setting for a Bram Stoker film! Incredible. Your so lucky in Ireland to have so many old but still intact engraved,beautifully engraved stones! But one that still has me chuckling is the graved of the gentleman who “dyed” aged 219!!! Whatever was his secret to longevity!? Do you think it was a pint of Guinness a day Irish Eyes? 🍀…..lol.
Thankyou so much Sue…Historic indeed, not forgetting the 300yr old plus Altar and stunning glass windows! Very glad those gentleman came to show you more too. Great job! 🙋♀️😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦋🌻 xxx
Wasn't it the most historic place, such beauty in there, amongst the dead, wasn't expecting to find those remains very strange alright only thing I was told by a subscriber here was they may not have had coffins but maybe shrouds, I pinned the comment above ❤
Thank you for the video I found it so interesting and yes the church is beautiful. I am in GB so I love to see Irish cemeteries my great grandparents came over from Cork years ago now but sadly I can't trace them in Ireland. Thanks again Sue 💜
Ahh that's such a pity, maybe someday soon you will be able to trace them 😊
Loving this one sue
It's really beautiful but to see the remains is kind of cool and eerie too
Amazing video has always sue 👍
Thanks Tony ❤️
Me encanta estos vídeos sobre cementerio antiguos... Te felicito por tu canal atte un 🇻🇪
Sue, I think this means that he is enchanted with your videos about ancient cemeteries. He congratulates you on your channel? Anyways. He likes it. : ) ❤
Thanks Lorri ❤️
Thanks so much ❤️
Beautiful church and stained glass windows.
The church is stunning
wow great video , I wonder what happened to the coffins ⚰ for those skeletons amazing video Sue I was captivated love all the peeks in the mausoleums
Thank you, not sure maybe never in coffins🤔❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards yeah maybe I didn't think of that , great find
Wonderful History …..audio was fine
That's great thanks 😊
Well there is so much to comment about but im actually speechless.what a fantastic place for the history of it things youve heard and read about but thanks to you now we can see it.altho i was a bit taken aback by the skulls.thanks again.best thing i ever did when i pressed play on your channel for the first time.take care.
Thanks Kathleen ❤️
WOW very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
Thanks John, appreciate it ❤
You had 138 watching! I remember when there were,like 7! See you next time.
It's so nice seeing our channel grow, I'm finding it hard to keep up with chat❤❤
@@SerenitySueGraveyards Watching my TH-cam channels is almost a full-time occupation! You deserve all your success.👏😊
you make everything as you see God bless you I am glad I found you keep up the great videos as you do and God Bless you and remember this the last thing that a dead person hears is their name with your videos their names go on for eternity because of your videos
I believe that too, say their names to remember them ❤❤
Just keeps getting better,while it would’ve been great to see inside the mausoleums,respect must take precendent again a great session thank you both and god bless from ballarat in Oz👏👏👏👍🇦🇺
Thanks Peter, to get inside was fantastic to see the bloody judges coffin and crown on top, just surreal ❤
This might sound awful but if it was up to me,both the bloody judge and that other guy in the plain coffin would’ve been buried in a desolate place with only each other for company.pair had no respect for others.God Bless you both.
I suppose they own that mausoleum and that's where the family put them, he had a very bad death according to folklore so I believe he got his ❤
Yes him and the other guy would’ve got their karma,nite from ballarat in Oz,God Bless🇦🇺
Thankyou Sue that was absolutely fascinating.One could spend a couple of days there and still not take the whole lot in. Inthe crypt where you found the bones,was there ever any cover over them or were they entombed in the open.It was great to see inside that church a lot of history there. That bright red door certainly looks a bit out of place with that centuries old church. Loved it
Thanks David, no signs of coffins, so maybe buried without ❤
Lookin fwd to it! Hope im off work by then lol
Over 5 hrs time ❤
Oh missed live chat again sorry x
Missed you Hazel 😘
Serenety sue I noticed at haunted locations batteries die out on you and electrical equipment plays up strange but that aside very interesting content You should go visit Kensal Green cemetery in London I been there and greyfriers in Edinburgh Scotland both well worth visiting 👍🇮🇹🦊🐾🍀
Was in greyfriers before unreal, wasn't doing youtube at the time ❤