Council calls time on auction of Youghal’s historic clock over ownership rights 

There are believed to be issues surrounding the Mangan Turret clock’s acquisition in 1968, after it was removed from the tower 

The clock gate tower was built in 1777 and its original clock was transferred from its predecessor on the site, Trinity Castle. Picture: Denis Minihane

A 19th-century clock that operated in Youghal’s Clock Gate tower for more than a century has been withdrawn from auction following an intervention by Cork County Council relating to its rightful ownership.

The Mangan Turret clock was listed for online auction on November 27 by Lynes auctioneers of Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, with an asking price of €2,000 -€3,000. However, Cork County Council has contacted both Denis Lynes and the east Cork vendor, who subsequently asked that the lot be withdrawn.