So Youghal has some of the oldest examples of town walls in the country, dating back to the latter half of the 13th century. Steps have been taken to preserve the walls. The following photos are from a section of the wall around a Church of Ireland church/graveyard right next to Myrtle Grove, where Sir Walter Raleigh lived. (Incidently, Myrtle Grove is supposedly where a servant of his threw a bucket of water on him believing him to be on fire - he was smoking a pipe).
Then there's this section:
The recess in the wall was traditionally where a pauper's coffin was kept. If someone died and they weren't able to afford a proper burial, they would be put into the pauper's coffin and kept in the wall until another funeral. The coffin would be taken to the open grave, where the person would be wrapped in a shroud and buried. A little gruesome, but perhaps better than putting them into a Potter's Field. Occasionally, the family of the other person would offer a small marker in commemoration.
Last photo.
My hometown has a rather dubious connection to one of the more prominent figures in British history, Oliver Cromwell. The story goes that during the winter break in his campaign in Ireland during 1649-1650, Cromwell stayed in Youghal and left via the town when Charles II landed in Scotland. The only seaside area of the town wall still intact is the arch, commonly known as Cromwell's Arch.