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ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY in LUCAN, ONTARIO
November 6, 2004

History of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church & Cemetery:

The St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church & Cemetery are located at the corner of Hwy. #4 and The Roman Line, 25 minutes north of London in Lucan, Ontario (Biddulph Township).
In the 1840s, around the time of the Great Famine in Ireland, Catholics began to settle in Biddulph Township. Missionary Priests from the surrounding areas would visit various pioneer homes and halls to administer the Sacraments.
In 1850 a log church was built on land donated by James Kelly, and the cemetery was consecrated. The existing church was erected during 1858-1859, and the rectory was built in 1869. In 1885, a one-room school was built, which is now used as the parish hall.
According to a plaque at St. Patrick's Church, “St. Patrick’s remains one of the few parish centres in Ontario which retains all its original buildings – Church – School and Rectory”.
It is in St. Patrick’s Cemetery that the members of the Donnelly family, who were massacred on February 4, 1880, were laid to rest. The original headstone, (which had the word “murdered” written on it), erected by William Donnelly in 1889, was replaced in 1964 because of vandalism. While visiting St. Patrick’s Cemetery, please remember that this is consecrated ground and be respectful while you visit.

PHOTOS

The picture below was taken by Margaret. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version.

The pictures below were taken by Wendy at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lucan, Ontario. Note the blue areas that show up. There's a slight possibility that it was the sunlight that caused this effect, but these are the only pictures in which the blue showed up. Click on the thumbnails to see bigger versions.

The pictures below are of the Donnelly gravestone. Note the tributes left on the stone. Click on the thumbnails to see larger versions.

VIDEO

This video clip shows a crystal being used at the Donnelly grave. A crystal can be used to indicate the presence of spirits.
Click here to see the video clip.

EVPs

The following evps were captured by Wendy.

The first two were captured by the Donnelly grave.
The first evp says, "Why me?" Click here to listen.
This is the same evp, slowed down.   Click here to listen.

The second evp says, "Hide me."    Click here to listen.
This is the same evp slowed down.   Click here to listen.

This evp was captured by Wendy by a gravestone which had the name, "John Darcy." The stone was hard to read, and it seems as if someone was trying to help. The voice says the name, "John Darcy."   Click here to listen.

The following evps were captured by Margaret.

The first evp was captured near the car. A young woman's voice says, "The family's plot."
Click here to listen.

The next two evps were captured near the Donnelly grave.
The first says, "Mary Castle" or "Mary Catharine". Click here to listen.

The second has several voices that say the following: "There's no sympathy in this place." "Michael, shut up." "You're nothing but trouble, aren't you?" "Michael Fallon, it's your fault!"
"I tried to redeem me." "I don't know what I have to do."
"There's nothing but tears in this place."
Click here to hear the first section.    Click here to hear the second section.
Click here to hear the third section.

The rest of the evps were captured throughout the cemetery.
This evp says, "Please help Maria."   Click here to listen.
This evp says, "Don't pass it." "Okay."   Click here to listen.
This evp says, "Don't matter" or "Don't let her".   Click here to listen.
This evp says, "Who are you?"   Click here to listen.
This evp says, "I was a doctor." Then one of our voices asks "Who are you?" Then a voice says,  "Ralph, I'm telling you."   Click here to listen.
This evp says, "Here lies my Holly." "Help her." "I told them I didn't know what was happening." Then an angry-sounding voice says, "It worked." Click here to listen.
This evp says, "Help me."   Click here to listen.

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