Collegiate Church of Saint Mary

Youghal,
Cork,
Ireland

Coordinates: 51.955136, -7.853000

Summary
Graveyard Code: 
CO-SMCY
RMP/Site number: 
CO067-029004-
Townland: 
Youghal-lands
County: 

Description

Irregular shaped graveyard on steeply sloping ground inside north-western corner of town walls, contains medieval parish church of St Mary (CO067-02903-). St Mary’s Church was built c.1250 on the site of an earlier religious settlement. It was a collegiate church for much of its history. It has a cruciform plan with aisled nave and a square-plan tower to the north. The exposed roof trusses inside the nave are among the earliest roof timber preserved in Ireland. The unusual fortified bell tower (CO067-029015-) at St Marys is probably 15th century in date. In the early 17th century Boyle paid for a lot of improvement works at St Mary’s. Boyle’s own tomb, erected in 1620 by the architect Alexander Hillis of London, is one of many interesting memorials inside the church. Others include a late 13th century effigy; late 13th century head-slab of a man; early 14th century effigy (Thomas Paris) in a wall tomb; early 14th century effigy (Matheu le Mercer) in a canopy tomb.

It is interesting to compare this survey with a previous indexing available here http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/youghal/ and with the 1914 graveyard plan.

Graves

Photo Grave Name Surname
CO-SMCY-0851
  • Ernest Desmond
  • Francis
  • Gee
  • Gee
CO-SMCY-0852
  • Thomas
  • John
CO-SMCY-0853
  • Lucy Louisa
  • John
CO-SMCY-0854
  • Robert D
  • Edith
  • Robert
  • McClure John
  • John
  • McClure John
  • McClure John
CO-SMCY-0855
  • Thomas
  • Nolan
CO-SMCY-0856
  • John
  • Irwin
CO-SMCY-0857
  • Tuthill
CO-SMCY-0858
  • Nicholas
  • Purdon Stoute
CO-SMCY-0859
  • Charlotte
  • Caroline Sarah
  • Charlotte Maria (Cherry)
  • Hewson
  • Hewson
  • Hewson
CO-SMCY-0860
CO-SMCY-0861
  • Alexander
  • Albert
  • Walter
  • Cole
  • Cole
  • Cole
CO-SMCY-0862
  • Alexander Robert
  • Albert
  • Cole
  • Cole
CO-SMCY-0863
  • John
  • Katherine
  • John
  • John
  • Anne
  • Katherine
  • William
  • Elizabeth
  • George
  • Charlotte
  • John
  • William
  • Pierce William
  • Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald
  • Power
  • Fitzgerald
  • Villiers
  • Villiers
  • Villiers
  • Homan
  • Stuart
  • Homan
  • Drew
CO-SMCY-0864
  • Samuel
  • Melian
  • Matthew
  • Atkin
  • Elizabeth
  • Hayman
  • Hayman
  • Jones
  • Hayman
  • Hayman
CO-SMCY-0865
  • Matthew
  • Helen
  • Arundel
  • Samuel
  • Helen Maria
  • Arundel Hill
  • Hayman
  • Hayman
  • Hill
  • Hayman
  • Hayman
  • Hayman
CO-SMCY-0866
  • J.S
  • Grey
CO-SMCY-0867
  • Elizabeth
  • Howard
CO-SMCY-0868
  • Ann
  • Waters
CO-SMCY-0869
  • William John
  • Day
CO-SMCY-0870
CO-SMCY-0871
  • Matthew
  • Le Mercier
CO-SMCY-0872
  • Thomas
  • John
  • Croker
  • Farmer
CO-SMCY-0873
  • Annie
  • Horgan
CO-SMCY-0874
CO-SMCY-0875

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