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Youghal received its charter of incorporation in 1209, but the history of settlement on the site is much longer, with a Norse settlement being present in the 9th century, the Church of Coran in the town's western suburbs dating from the 5th century, and evidence of Neolithic habitation at nearby Newport.
Notable buildings in the town include St Mary's Collegiate Church, thought to have been founded by St Declan around 450. The church was rebuilt in Irish Romanesque style c. 750, and a great Norman nave was erected in c. 1220. It is one of the few remaining medieval churches in Ireland to have remained in continuous use as a place of worship, by the town's small Church of Ireland congregation. The Vikings used Youghal as a base for their raids on monastic sites along the south coast of Ireland, and a stone in St Mary's Collegiate Church still bears the etched outline of a longboatA longboat is a large boat powered by multiple oars and carried on a ship (especially sailed merchant ships). It is generally used for landing in waters too shallow for the ship. It also allowed the Vikings to sail on rivers. They were also very convenien. The church also contains many monuments, including the tomb of Richard_Boyle%2C_1st_Earl_of_Cork .
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