Saint Michan's Church

St. Michael's Church is located in the northwest of Dublin. It was built in the 11th century, and underwent a thorough reconstruction in the 16th century. The temple belongs to the Protestant Church of Ireland. Its greatest treasures include the seventeenth-century organs and burial crypts where you can see mummified human corpses.

The first church in this place was erected at the end of the 11th century. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times, and it obtained its present external appearance in the 16th century. The interior is finished in wood and was largely made in Victorian times. The organs from the 17th century are older. They are among the oldest instruments still in use in Ireland. According to the local tradition, Handel himself was to play them.

Under the church, grave crypts are carved in the limestone rock. Due to the specific microclimate, the bodies of the dead hidden here were mummified. You can visit the crypts during guided tours organized by the parish.