CO-SMCY-0806

Record Date: 
9 August 2013
Graveyard: 
Collegiate Church of Saint Mary
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Heere lyeth the boddy of Thomas Houldshipp, sometimes Mayor of Youghall who dyed the three and twentieth of March Anno Domini 1624.

Heare lyeth the

body of W. Shepard

departed this life

October 14, 1713.

Memorial Type: 
Altar tomb
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.955073429952
Longitude: 
-7.8534811699989
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Title: 
Mayor of Youghal
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Houldshipp
Date of death - day: 
23
Date of death - month: 
March
Date of death - year: 
1624
Name: 
W
Surname: 
Shepard
Date of death - day: 
14
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
1713
Notes: 

The inscription to Thomas Houldshipp is recorded in Dineley's "Observations on a Journey"  1681.See attached photograph of the page.

Modern plaque placed overhead reads "Thomas Houldship,Mayor of Youghal 1621.Obit 23rd March 1624."