[Monument of Thomas Parys in St Mary’s Church, Youghal]

Artist(s) : Thomas Dineley (Draughtsman)

Sepia and red ink wash drawing of the sepulchral monument of Thomas Parys in St Mary’s Church, Youghall. A sculpture representing the deceased in high-relief is laying on the sepulchre, with his head resting upon a pillow and a dove in his hands.

Image Details

Genre	Scientific or Technical illustration
Technique	Wash drawings
Subject(s)	Antiquities and archaeological sites
Geographical Location	St Mary's Collegiate Church, Youghal - Named locality Youghal - Town or city Cork - County Munster - Province
Keywords(s)	Archaeological sites, Birds, Men, People, Sculpture, Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Colour	Handcoloured
Dimensions	8 cm x 6.3 cm
Published / created	1681

Bibliographical Details

Travel Account	Observations in a Voyage through the Kingdom of Ireland
Contributor(s)	Thomas Dineley — Role: Draughtsman Thomas Dineley — Role: Author of travel text
Print or manuscript	Manuscript
Location of image in copy	p. 228
Source copy	National Library of Ireland MS 392
Permalink	https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/?id=ii_image_1375366977&object_type=image&ttce_function=5
Rights	Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Related text from travel account

This following is of the aforemenctioned THOMAS PARYS in the same chapel without Inscription, holding a Pigeon in his hand. Which because it hath nothing of a Warrior about it, Irather took it for the figure of a Monk in hid weeds, and the bird to represent the holy Ghost than no believe the groundles tradition of the Townsmen. [p. 228]