Saint Mary's Collegiate Church (Youghal)

Church/chapel in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1200–1240

Freestanding cruciform-plan Church of Ireland church, commenced c. 1220, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier building, and with additions and alterations spanning following centuries. Comprising five-bay side aisles, two-bay transepts and five-bay chancel. Pitched slate roofs with sandstone copings and cross finials, crockets to chancel gable. Crenellations to chancel. Rubble sandstone walls with buttresses. Lancet windows with stained and coloured glass with cut stone hood mouldings. Those to chancel having portrait label stops. Pointed arch window to chancel, east elevation having ornate, carved limestone tracery and stained glass window. Double lancet window to chancel, south elevation, having foliate carvings to spandrels, label moulding and stained, quarry glazed windows. Pointed arch opening to west elevation having carved sandstone and limestone surround with roll mouldings, hood moulding, timber battened double doors with overlight. Buttress to chancel, south elevation, having pointed arch opening with carved sandstone and limestone surround with hood moulding. Square-profile five-stage tower to north-west having slate roof and battered sandstone walls. Round-headed window openings to fourth floor. Arrow slit windows to remaining floors. Gate lodge to east having single-bay single-storey extension to west gable and gable-fronted porch. Pitched slate roof with rende

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1200–1240

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.96°N, 7.85°W

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