CO-SMCY-0810

Record Date:

9 August 2013

Graveyard:

Collegiate Church of Saint Mary

Memorial Type:

Grave slab

Grave location

County:

Cork

Latitude:

51.955073429952

Longitude:

-7.8534811699989

Number of people commemorated:

1

People commemorated:

Title:

Mayor of Youghal

Name:

Francis

Surname:

Tobin

Date of death - day:

17

Date of death - month:

April

Date of death - year:

1551

Notes:

Dineley's "Observations on a journey" 1681,describes this inscription thus:Hic jacet bone sue Franciscus Tobyn burgisia et mayor ville de Yoghall qui obit decimo septimus Aprilis Anno Domini MDLI.

On the wall overhead this flagstone is a modern plaque which reads " The oldest stone having a date.Here lies the worthy Francis Tobyn, burgess and Mayor of the town of Youghal, who died on 17 April 1557."

Note: In roman numerals, M=1000, D=500,L=50,i=1, so MDLI is 1551 ,not 1557.

According to the sketch of the stone in Dineley's work, the date was inscribed inside the circle which is now illegible.