Eddie O'Sullivan was appointed Ireland rugby coach in December 2001, replacing Warren Gatland and resigned in March 2008.
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According to "An A to Z of Youghal: The history and people of Eochaill," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vacationed in Youghal with his wife and created the character of Inspector Youghal of the C.I.D. for The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone.
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The name Youghal comes from the Irish Eochaill meaning "yew woods", which were once plentiful in the area.
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The same chapter also appointed Richard of Ingworth as first minister provincial who appears to have taken up residence in Youghal.
The appointment of Youghal native Christy Cooney to the then IRTC - Independent Radio and Television Commission, was a significant move in the process to get C.R.Y. back on the air with a community radio licence.
Frederick John Howard (1814–1897), British Member of Parliament for Youghal
Patricia Evangeline Anne Arbuthnot (17 March 1914 - 6 October 1989), married firstly on 10 October 1933 Arthur Cecil Byron, son of Cecil Byron, by whom she had a son Darrell Byron, who died in Ireland aged two, divorcing in 1940, and married secondly in 1940 Francis Claud Cockburn of Brook Lodge, Youghal, County Cork (Peking, 12 April 1904 - 15 December 1981), and had issue
Captain Walter Raleigh (later Sir Walter) had an association with Midleton, living for periods in nearby Youghal between 1585 and 1602.