A 1777 clock tower straddling Youghal's main street, where costumed storytellers lead you through 700 years of history and up to a 360° view over the bay.
A costumed storyteller leads you through the five floors of this iconic tower. Story, exhibits, audio-visual displays and artefacts cover its medieval market days, its grim life as an 18th-century gaol, the 1798 Rebellion and the McGrath family of clock-keepers.
Guides show how the clock mechanism works and let you hear it, tying together the generations of local clock-keepers who lived here.
The tower stands 24 metres high, and the reward at the end is a 360-degree panorama over Youghal Bay, Youghal Lighthouse and the town itself.
Built in 1777, the tower straddles North and South Main Street and is the most visible landmark in Youghal, a designated heritage town and one of Ireland's finest Norman-walled towns.
Combine the tower with the immersive 'Voices of St Mary's' audio-tour at St Mary's Collegiate Church and a guided walking tour of the Raleigh Quarter.
Youghal's streets around the tower are full of cafés, restaurants, bar food, delis, takeaways and traditional pubs, from coffee and a pastry to evening dining.
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