East Cork town unveils Moby Dick statue

The new monument on Youghal’s Market Square quayside features the whale’s doomed and demented nemesis Ahab, harpoon in hand, at the helm of his ship, the Pequod

The new monument on Youghal's Market Square honouring the town's links to John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick. 

An east Cork town has set in stone its links to one of the most famous chapters in literary history, with a statue commemorating its part in John Huston's classic film adaptation of Herman Meville's Moby Dick.

Some 66 years ago, the town was transformed to play a starring role in the big screen version of one of the most famous books of all time.