Born in Caheragh near Drimoleague in County Cork on 21 June 1913, Mary Therese Collins died at the age of 16 on 29 September 29 1929. The inscription on her gravestone, written by Mary Therese’s sister Kitty Kingston under guidance from a priest, notes the deceased’s body remains incorrupt. This wording suggests Mary Therese Collins is a saint.

On 22 April 1979 two men digging another grave in the Collins family plot say they came across the preserved coffin of Mary Therese Collins. After 50 years in the ground, they were astonished to discover her remains intact.

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