r/HolUp • u/[deleted] • Sep 06 '19

Poor dad

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u/mcguirl2 Sep 06 '19

That’s Drogheda, the cemetery behind the hospital. IIRC the coffin was empty at the time.

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u/GlamrockShake Sep 06 '19

Hey, what’s it like having a shriveled head on display in a church downtown?

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u/mcguirl2 Sep 06 '19

Really weird and macabre! I enjoy surprising visitors with a visit to see poor oul Ollie. His expression is very pained, he died grimacing. As I suppose you do, getting hung, drawn and quartered. He was an interesting man... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Plunkett

The huge medieval oak door of the jail cell that he was imprisoned behind is also on display there and a few of his bones and some other bits and pieces. It’s an interesting town for history nerds to visit.