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Jordo141 · 29-12-2011, 20:03

Apparently locally near Ardee there's a ruined church, that in which one of the walls "jumped" 3 feet; supposedly to place the grave of an excommunicated man outide the walls.

I heard of this story aas a child and only now do I remember and wish to know more.

Link of story and a few theories:
http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/.../kildemock.htm

Few images:
http://www.geograph.ie/photo/1772386

dollydishmop · 07-01-2012, 21:37

I went there a few years ago for other reasons, and spotted the odd bit of wall and the info plaque. No idea how or why it happened, but its kinda cool.

CajunPenguin · 04-03-2012, 20:52

holy crap

that's deadly!

baalthor · 18-03-2012, 01:00

When I was a kid and we used to travel along this road my parents would say "we're near the jumping church now"

I would look out the car window expecting to see a church flying through the air ... and was disappointed ...

[Jackass] · 18-03-2012, 16:50

Maybe there were two walls and one of them just completely collapsed and is no longer there?

Looks like the grave was never inside the boundires of the wall to begin with, and may have been excommunicated at time of burial..double walled so they can't come in and the story grew legs over the centuries?

29-12-2011, 20:03	#1
Jordo141 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 59 Adverts \| Friends	The Jumping Church Apparently locally near Ardee there's a ruined church, that in which one of the walls "jumped" 3 feet; supposedly to place the grave of an excommunicated man outide the walls. I heard of this story aas a child and only now do I remember and wish to know more. Link of story and a few theories: http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/.../kildemock.htm Few images: http://www.geograph.ie/photo/1772386

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07-01-2012, 21:37	#2
dollydishmop Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Tipp Posts: 512 Adverts \| Friends	I went there a few years ago for other reasons, and spotted the odd bit of wall and the info plaque. No idea how or why it happened, but its kinda cool.

04-03-2012, 20:52	#3
CajunPenguin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dublin Posts: 125 Adverts \| Friends	holy crap that's deadly!

18-03-2012, 01:00	#4
baalthor Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,259 Adverts \| Friends	When I was a kid and we used to travel along this road my parents would say "we're near the jumping church now" I would look out the car window expecting to see a church flying through the air ... and was disappointed ...

18-03-2012, 16:50	#5
[Jackass] Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 7,968 Adverts \| Friends	Maybe there were two walls and one of them just completely collapsed and is no longer there? Looks like the grave was never inside the boundires of the wall to begin with, and may have been excommunicated at time of burial..double walled so they can't come in and the story grew legs over the centuries?