“Graveyards tell strange stories” was a common catchphrase
utilised by UTV reporter Charlie Witherspoon on his travels across Northern
Ireland. Here he visits a graveyard at Kilbroney just above Rostrevor on the
southern shore of Co Down to share the story of a famous burial. There lies
Patrick Murphy who apparently started growing uncontrollably in his twenties
and eventually reached the height of 8’ 1”.
Charlie tells the
tale of Patrick’s death in France and the return of his body for burial with
rumours that the body was sold and the coffin contained no one.