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The finale of Youghal's Heritage week was marked by a special scholarly event on the weekend of September 26 - 28 which, being the first of its kind in Youghal, was history making in and of itself.
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Representatives from Tynte's Castle were pleased to attend the opening festivities on Friday evening and listened as Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament made the opening speech at Youghal's International College located in Youghal's historic South Abbey.
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Anne Murray, event coordinator exchanges pleasantries with President Cox while Mary Gibbons and Town Crier, Cliff Winser look on. Keynote speaker, Thomas Charles-Edwards of Jesus College, Oxford is seated on the left. Gibbons and Winser are also members of the coordinating committee.
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Newly renovated Tynte's Castle, open to the public for the first time in many centuries was included in the walking tour of Youghal's historic landmarks on Saturday evening. David Kelly, tour guide, expounds on the castle's role in Youghal's history for conference goers.
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Sunday's gathering at St.Mary's Collegiate Church was marked by scholarly presentations on the history and culture of Youghal and the Blackwater River area.
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Sunday's gathering at St.Mary's Collegiate Church was marked by scholarly presentations on the history and culture of Youghal and the Blackwater River area.
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Panorama of the Blackwater River shows Molana Abbey and Ballynatray House featured in a Youghal Through the Ages presentation, "Houses and Castles on the Blackwater".
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Conference goer, Lord Rosse of Birr Castle Demense signs the guest book while on a tour of Tynte's Castle.
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David Kelly also hosted the Sunday afternoon tours to Molana Abbey and Ardmore. He is shown here lecturing participants at Molana Abbey.
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The U.C.C. conference concluded with a tour of the ruins of the abbey at Ardmore. A view of the "Round Tower" and detail of frieze on the exterior wall of abbey dates back to the monastic period in Irelands history.
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