The Jumping Church of Millextown

Just south of Ardee we have the jumping Church of Millextown, having been one of the many religious houses which fell a victim to plunder and destruction, it was reduced to ruins and subsequently became a place of burial only. Immediately inside the end wall of the church was a grave containing the ashes of one whose religious opinions were not considered orthodox to warrant his being interred within the sanctuary. However this may be, the end wall was discovered one morning by some mysterious and, as yet, unexplained means, to have changed its position, moving so far inward as to leave the mouldering remains of the "unbeliever" outside. This might be considered fabulous and written in the language of fiction, but, it is, nevertheless, true. By whatever agency it has been accomplished the wall is not now, where it was originally built. It is about four feet from the foundation wall, the grave occupying the space between. Whatever difficulty visitors may find in explaining this phenomenon, they will experience none whatever in consulting the facts, as both the wall and its foundation are still perfect, with the obnoxious grave between them. Hence it has been called the "Jumping Church" of Millextown. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008848/4960933 The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 360 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details » You can still go and see it – and if you have a better explanation, tell someone.