Old St. Patrick's Cathedral cemetery folklore

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mulberry Street (the city's former cathedral) dates to the early 19th century and has an adjacent churchyard that was used for burials during cholera epidemics and earlier periods. Because of the age of the grounds and the number of historic interments, the site is included in many collections of New York ghost stories and local legends about unexplained occurrences. These accounts are commonly framed as folklore and are discussed alongside the cathedral's documented religious and community history.