Hundreds fill St Mary’s Church, Youghal, for dedication of new war memorial

Nearly 500 people from throughout East Cork and West Waterford attended the dedication of a new war memorial in the Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin, Youghal, County Cork, on Sunday afternoon, 2nd December. The new memorial comprises eight panels which list the names of local people who fought and died in both the First and Second World War. They were installed in a side chapel which was refurbished and newly dedicated as a Chapel of Remembrance.

Speaking at the start of the Service, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton, spoke…


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