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CO-SMCY-0863
Record Date:
9 August 2013
Graveyard:
Exact wording of epitaph:
Sacred
to the memories of
John Fitzgerald of the Decies
6th in descent from James 7th Earl of Desmond,
ob 1st March 1664;
of his wife Katherine daughter of the
Lord John Power Baron of Curraghmore,
ob 22nd August 1660:
of John Earl of Grandison their grandson, ob 14th May 1766:
of his wife the Countess of Grandison, ob 17th Jany 1768;
of their two daughters the Ladies Anne and Katherine Villiers,
of his son William Lord Villiers, ob 16th Decr 1739;
of Elizabeth Countess of Grandison in her own right, ob 29th May 1782;
of her son George Earl of Grandison, ob 1801;
of the Lady Charlotte Homan, daughter of
John 1st marquis of Bute, ob 1847;
of Sir William Homan Bart her husband, ob 1852;
all of whose remains lie interred in a vault situated
near this pillar & under the arch between
the nave and choir and which having been
closed by order of the ecclesiastical commissioners
Lord Stuart de Decies, as descendant and representative of the families
of Fitzgerald of the Decies & of the Villierses
Earls of Grandison, has been permitted by
the Revd Pierce Wm Drew, rector of Youghal,
to commemorate the place of interment
by means of the present tablet.
Memorial Type:
Wall or mural tablet
Number of people commemorated:
14
People commemorated:
Name:
John
Surname:
Fitzgerald
Date of death - day:
1
Date of death - month:
March
Date of death - year:
1664
Name:
Katherine
Surname:
Fitzgerald
Date of death - day:
22
Date of death - month:
August
Date of death - year:
1660
Relationship with first person:
Wife
Title:
Lord
Name:
John
Surname:
Power
Title:
Earl of Grandison
Name:
John
Surname:
Fitzgerald
Date of death - day:
14
Date of death - month:
May
Date of death - year:
1766
Relationship with first person:
Grandson
Title:
Countess of Grandison
Date of death - day:
17
Date of death - month:
January
Date of death - year:
1768
Relationship with first person:
Grandson's wife
Title:
Lady
Name:
Anne
Surname:
Villiers
Title:
Lady
Name:
Katherine
Surname:
Villiers
Title:
Lord
Name:
William
Surname:
Villiers
Date of death - day:
16
Date of death - month:
December
Date of death - year:
1739
Title:
Countess of Grandison
Name:
Elizabeth
Date of death - day:
29
Date of death - month:
May
Date of death - year:
1782
Title:
Earl of Grandison
Name:
George
Date of death - year:
1801
Title:
Lady
Name:
Charlotte
Surname:
Homan
Date of death - year:
1847
Title:
1st Marquis of Bute
Name:
John
Surname:
Stuart
Title:
Sir, 1st Baronet
Name:
William
Surname:
Homan
Date of death - year:
1852
Title:
Reverend
Name:
Pierce William
Surname:
Drew
Notes:
The flat inscribed stone in the floor which marks this vault was uncovered in October 2014 during repair works to the floor. Although not fully legible now, what is legible fully agrees with the account of the transcription in Hayman's "Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Youghal" 1854, which reads "Her lieth the body of John FitzGerald of the Decies, who departed this life the 1st of March, An.Dom 1664. Also, here lieth the body of Katherine, his wife, daughter of the Lord John Power, Baron of Curroghmore,who departed this life 22nd of August An Dom 1660, who were removed by the Earl of Grandison, their grandson, to this vault, in the year 1736.And here also are interred his two daughters, the Ladies Anne and Katherine Villiers. Also his son the right Hon William Lord Villiers, who dyed the 16th day of December 1739." The account by Hayman in 1854 further adds "The last Earl of Grandison of the Villiers family and his countess were interred in this vault, though no inscription mentions it. The vault was explored not long age, the opening of it having become neessary in consequence of alterations in the church, and the Earl's coffin, with a richly gilt coronet at it's head, and all it's other varied ornaments, were found in a perfect state."
Note: Though the stone was uncovered in 2014, the vault was not opened.The floor has been replaced in such a manner as to expose this stone now for public viewing.
