St. Mary's Collegiate Church is a stunning medieval church located in the 13th century town of Youghal in Ireland. When you enter the Church, you walk in the footsteps of 800 years of inhabitants of the town, as well as mariners who visited to give thanks for a safe arrival. It is the largest surviving medieval Parish Church in Ireland, having endured wars, invasion, and Viking presence.

800-Year-Old Church in Ireland Survives Viking Presence, an English Invasion and War

St. Mary's Collegiate Church is a stunning medieval church located in the 13th century town of Youghal, in the eastern part of County Cork, the southernmost county of Ireland. When you enter the

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