lorcán's heart was preserved in a reliquary in christ church cathedral, dublin from the 13th century. his skull was brought to england in 1442 by a nobleman named sir rowland standish (relation of myles standish) who had fought at agincourt. the bones were interred at the parish church of chorley in england, now named st. laurence's, until they disappeared in the english reformation. lorcán's heart remains in christ church cathedral despite the irish reformation, although devotion to saints is more prominent in roman catholicism than in the anglicanism of the church of ireland which owns the cathedral. the reliquary was stolen in 2012, with the dean of christ church saying "it has no economic value, but it is a priceless treasure that links our present foundation with its founding father". it was recovered in phoenix park in 2018 after a tip-off to the garda síochána. media reported that the unidentified thieves thought it was cursed and caused family members' illnesses. at a special evensong ceremony in christ church on 26 april 2018, archbishop michael jackson received the heart from a senior garda.