"dead alike were brought to Cobh, and the bodies of over 100 who perished in the disaster lie buried in the Old Church Cemetery just north of the town. The Lusitania Peace Memorial is located in Casement Square, opposite the arched building housing the Cobh Library and Courthouse. During the First World War, Queenstown was a naval base for British and American destroyers operating against the U-boats that preyed upon Allied merchant shipping. Q-ships (heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks) were called Q-ships precisely because many were, in fact, fitted-out in"
"Road Train, Spike Island tours and St Colman's Cathedral. The town has remained largely unchanged since RMS ""Titanic"" departed from Cork Harbour in 1912, with the streetscape and piers still much the same. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island. The latter is the headquarters of the Irish Naval Service, formerly a British naval base. Cobh was home to Ireland's only steelworks, the former state-owned Irish Steel works which was closed by its buyer, Ispat International, in 2001. There is a controversy over the slag heap on the steelworks, where there are concerns that it may be leaching"
"Coast of Ireland Station The Coast of Ireland Station was a historic command of the Royal Navy based at Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland. The command dates back to 1797 and was originally known as ""Admiral Commanding in Ireland"" or ""Commander-in-Chief, Cork Station"". The post remained unfilled between 1831 and 1843. It was renamed ""Commander in Chief, Queenstown"" in 1849 following a visit by Queen Victoria when she renamed the town of Cobh ""Queenstown"". The post became ""Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station"" in 1876 and ""Commander in Chief, Western Approaches"" in 1919 and was disbanded at the end of"
"the last anchorage point of the ""Titanic"", close to Roche's Point at the mouth of the harbour. Cove Fort, County Cork Cove Fort is a small bastioned land battery to the east of Cobh in County Cork, Ireland. Built as a coastal defence fortification in 1743, on instruction of the then Vice-Admiral of the Coast, it replaced a number of temporary coastal artillery batteries which defended Cork Harbour. The seaward fortifications included a demi-bastioned frontage with three tiers of gun emplacements commanding the harbour's main shipping channel and defending the naval yards at Haulbowline. While the landward walls included musketry"
"Comber Comber () is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is part of the Ards and North Down Borough. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953. A notable native was Thomas Andrews, the designer of the RMS Titanic and was among the many who went down with her. It had a population of 9,078 people in"
"and its sister publication, the ""Evening Echo"". Local and regional newspapers include ""The Cork News"", ""Carrigdhoun"", the ""Cork Independent"", ""The Corkman"", the ""Mallow Star"", the ""Douglas Post"", the ""East Cork Journal"" and the ""Southern Star"". Local radio stations include Cork's 96FM and dual-franchise C103, CRY 104.0FM and Red FM. Tourist sites include the Blarney Stone and Cobh, the port where many Irish emigrants boarded for their voyage to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States and also the last stop of the ""Titanic"", before departing on its fated journey. It is home to the World's Oldest Yacht"
"inhabited. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are eight families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are nine families listed in the townland. A native of the townland, Miss Mary McGovern, survived the RMS Titanic disaster. As a result, she was later given the nickname Mary 'Titanic' McGovern to distinguish her from the other McGoverns in the townland. She was aged 22 at the time and held a third class ticket, No. 330931, for which she paid £7 12s 7d. She embarked at Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork bound for New York City. She"
"Carolan, the blind harpist, who lived in the town after his marriage. Douglas Hyde, the first president of Ireland, whose family originated from the town, also spent some of his childhood there. Thomas Moran from Drumrahill, near the town, was a renowned 20th-century ballad singer whose songs were collected by the BBC. Matthew Sadlier, a 20-year-old from Mohill, was among 1500 passengers of the RMS Titanic who did not survive the sinking in 1912. The cleric Charles Reynolds, born and reared at Saint Mary's Priory of Mohill, was a leading figure in the 1535 Irish clerical revolt against Henry VIII."
"outskirts of Dublin and on to Holyhead. This was faster than conveying by ship directly to Liverpool. It is famous for being the station where hundreds of survivors of the RMS Lusitania disaster left the town of Cobh after surviving the sinking. With the development and growth of transatlantic air traffic Cobh lost its importance as a mail and passenger centre. A significant part of the train station remained largely unused until the opening of the Cobh Heritage Centre in the front part of the station in the 1980s. At that time the station was also reduced to a single"
"from the city who had died in the disaster. Designed by Sir Thomas Brock RA, it was carved from Carrara marble and depicts a personification of Death holding a laurel wreath over the head of a drowned sailor. The Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) had little interest in commemorating the disaster and it was not until 1998 that a ""Titanic"" memorial was erected in Cobh. It consists of a bas-relief depicting third-class passenger Margaret Rice and her five sons, all of whom died in the sinking, and bears the dedication: ""Commemorating RMS ""Titanic"" and her last port"
"carried out various tasks at sea such as raising the anchor. The Holy Ground The Holy Ground is a local place name in the town of Cobh, County Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland. The song ""The Holy Ground"" (see below) is named after this area. The name is ironic, the piece of ground known as the Holy Ground was the town's red-light district in the 19th century when the town, then known as Queenstown, was a major stopping point for ships crossing the Atlantic and had a large throughput of seafarers. There were plans to build a new"
"Great Island Great Island () is an island in Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee in Ireland. The largest town on the island is Cobh, and the island's economic and social history has historically been linked to the naval, ship-building, and shipping activities in the town's environs. Located close to Cork city, as of the 21st century, a key economic driver is tourism – including the cruise tourism attracted by the Port of Cork berthing facilities on the island. The ancient name of the island was ""Oilean Ard na Neimheadh"", the ""High (or important) island of Neimheadh""."
"architect Decimus Burton to improve the streetscape and buildings during the 1840s. The eventual cessation of hostilities dented Cobh's prosperity for a while, but it soon became known as a health resort; many patients stayed here for their health because of the temperate climate. Amongst their number was Charles Wolfe, who wrote ""The Burial of Sir John Moore After Corunna"". Wolfe's body is buried in the Old Church Cemetery outside the town. One of the major transatlantic Irish ports, the town was the departure point for 2.5 million of the six million Irish people who emigrated to North America between"
"into the harbour. Another important employer in Cobh was the Dutch-owned Verolme Cork Dockyard, in Rushbrooke. It opened in 1960 but ceased operations in the mid-1980s. In 1981 the MV ""Leinster"" was built at Verolme for service on the Dublin – Holyhead route. The last ship built at Verolme was the Irish Naval Service's LÉ ""Eithne"" (P31). Some ship repair work is still carried at Rushbrooke using the drydock and other facilities. The drydock pumps are reputed to date from 1912. In the 21st century, a number of new developments were completed, such as a new retail park at Ticknock"
"The Holy Ground The Holy Ground is a local place name in the town of Cobh, County Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland. The song ""The Holy Ground"" (see below) is named after this area. The name is ironic, the piece of ground known as the Holy Ground was the town's red-light district in the 19th century when the town, then known as Queenstown, was a major stopping point for ships crossing the Atlantic and had a large throughput of seafarers. There were plans to build a new yachting marina on the foreshore in front of the Holy Ground,"
"Tower Bay. It also featured in the BBC series ""Murphy's Law"" starring James Nesbitt. Portrane Portrane or Portraine ( (the nearby offshore island) is a small seaside settlement, one kilometre from, and merging into, the small town of Donabate in Fingal, Ireland. It lies in the Barony of Uppercross, in the historic County Dublin. The current Leader is HRH Eoin Brehony of Healy’s Lane Portrane's most prominent feature is Tower Bay, and the asylum - over 100 years old, Portrane Asylum is an impressive collection of Victorian red brick buildings which dominate the peninsula. Important features within its main building"
"Cork Railway opened on 2 May 1893, but finally closed on 1 April 1961. Baltimore, County Cork Baltimore (, ; , translated as the ""Fort of the Jewels"") is a village in western County Cork, Ireland. It is the main village in the parish of Rathmore and the Islands, the southernmost parish in Ireland. It is the main ferry port to Sherkin Island, Cape Clear Island and the eastern side of Roaring Water Bay (Loch Trasna) and Carbery's Hundred Isles. Although the name ""Baltimore"" is an anglicisation of the Irish meaning ""town of the big house"", the Irish-language name for"
"Thursday. From there, they would stop at the port of Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland, to pick up more passengers. Records have shown that ""Teutonic"" and her partner ships were known to pick up as many as 800 Irish immigrants in a single stop, as the White Star Line was very popular in Ireland because most of their ships, including ""Teutonic"" were Irish built. After Queenstown, the ships would then continue on the long voyage to New York, almost 2,500 miles of open sea. Once passengers were disbursed at either the White Star Line pier in New York or the immigration"
"and the Verolme Cork Dockyard at Rushbrooke. The latter was involved in the construction of vessels for the Irish Naval Service, such as the LÉ ""Eithne"". Many of these heavy industries have since closed, though some smaller boatbuilding companies are still based at Cobh. Tourism is now an economic driver on this island, and Great Island is the location of Ireland's only dedicated berth for visiting cruise ships. There are several proposed conservation sites and green areas on and around the island. These include Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve (which is managed by BirdWatch Ireland), Marlogue Wood (operated by Coillte), and"
"and has shed most of its workforce and diversified into repairing and refitting large tankers and oilrigs. Coastguard offices for the lough, although referred to as ""Belfast Coastguard"", are located in the town of Bangor by the marina. In 1912, the RMS Titanic sailed down the lough from Belfast to the Irish Sea for her sea trials. The lough hosts two Royal Yacht Clubs. One at Cultra just outside Holywood, ""The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club"", and the ""Royal Ulster"" based from Bangor. There are also several other clubs spread around the lough: Ballyholme Yacht Club, Carrickfergus Sailing Club,"
"in 2008, and a leisure centre (with 25m swimming pool) in August 2007. In 2010, tours of Spike Island commenced, with tours leaving from Kennedy Pier, near the town centre. Outside of the Dublin metropolitan area, Cobh is one of the few towns in Ireland served by a commuter train service. The town is one of two termini for Cork Commuter Services. The other is Midleton. Regular commuter services run between Cork city and Cobh, calling at, among others, Fota railway station, Carrigaloe railway station, and Rushbrooke railway station, along the way. Trains run every day and the journey time"
"of handling up to 400,000 teus per annum at Ringaskiddy. This was the subject of objections and after an oral planning hearing was held in 2008, the Irish planning board Bord Pleanala rejected the plan due to inadequate rail and road links at the location. Permission was later granted and work started (2018) on the new port. There has been an increase in cruise ship visits to Cork Harbour in the early 21st century, with 53 such ships visiting the port in 2011. The majority of these cruise ships berth at Cobh's Deepwater Quay. Historically, Cobh (under its former name"
"and closed completely (including to goods traffic) on 30 August 1982. Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Sitting on the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the past it was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long and narrow layout. As of the 2016 census, the population was 7,963. As a historic walled seaport town on the coastline of East Cork, and close to a number of beaches, it has been a tourist destination since the mid-19th century. There are a"
"the same war. Old Church Cemetery (Cobh) The Old Church Cemetery is an ancient cemetery on the outskirts of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland which contains a significant number of important burials, including a number 3 mass graves and several individual graves containing the remains of 193 victims of the passenger ship which was sunk by a German torpedo off the Old Head of Kinsale during the First World War in May 1915 with the loss of more than 1,100 lives. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission register and maintain the graves of 127 identified Commonwealth service personnel (including"
"St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh The Cathedral Church of St Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne. It overlooks Cork harbour from a prominent position. Construction began in 1867 and was not completed until over half a century later due to increases in costs and revisions of the original plans. The architects were Edward Welby Pugin and George Ashlin; construction began in 1867. When Pugin died in 1875, Ashlin took on the services of a Dublin architect, Thomas Aloysius Coleman, to assist him in"
"in the early 19th century. Due to the natural protection of its harbour setting, the town became important as a tactical centre for naval military base purposes, never more so than at the time of the Napoleonic Wars . Today, the Irish Naval Service headquarters is on Haulbowline Island facing Cobh. The wars against the French led to the town, then usually known as Ballyvoloon or The Cove of Cork, being developed as a British naval port assigned an admiral. Many of he present-day buildings date from this time of build up. George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton engaged the English"
"Railways services to Titanic Quarter (Bridge End) station, which is the first station heading towards Bangor on the Belfast-Bangor railway line from Belfast Central. Titanic Quarter Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island. The site, previously occupied by part of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, is named after the company's, and the city's, most famous product RMS ""Titanic"". Titanic Quarter is part of the Dublin-based"
"Holyhead Holyhead ( ; , ""Cybi's fort"") is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland. It is also a community and the largest town in the Isle of Anglesey county, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census. Holyhead is on Holy Island, which is separated from Anglesey by a very narrow channel and was originally connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge and now by the Stanley Embankment. In the mid-19th century, Lord Stanley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a larger causeway, known locally as ""The Cobb"", it now carries"
"elsewhere but came to live in Drogheda. Drogheda Drogheda (; ) is one of the oldest towns in Ireland. It is known for its tourism and as a centre of industry and medical care. It is mostly located in County Louth, with the south of the town in County Meath, on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin, with a population of approximately 41,000 inhabitants (2016). It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is"
"Drogheda Drogheda (; ) is one of the oldest towns in Ireland. It is known for its tourism and as a centre of industry and medical care. It is mostly located in County Louth, with the south of the town in County Meath, on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin, with a population of approximately 41,000 inhabitants (2016). It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located 8 km west of the town."
"Old Church Cemetery (Cobh) The Old Church Cemetery is an ancient cemetery on the outskirts of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland which contains a significant number of important burials, including a number 3 mass graves and several individual graves containing the remains of 193 victims of the passenger ship which was sunk by a German torpedo off the Old Head of Kinsale during the First World War in May 1915 with the loss of more than 1,100 lives. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission register and maintain the graves of 127 identified Commonwealth service personnel (including ""Lusitania"" victims) from"
"Portrane Portrane or Portraine ( (the nearby offshore island) is a small seaside settlement, one kilometre from, and merging into, the small town of Donabate in Fingal, Ireland. It lies in the Barony of Uppercross, in the historic County Dublin. The current Leader is HRH Eoin Brehony of Healy’s Lane Portrane's most prominent feature is Tower Bay, and the asylum - over 100 years old, Portrane Asylum is an impressive collection of Victorian red brick buildings which dominate the peninsula. Important features within its main building include two churches and the clock tower. In the hospital grounds is a monument"
"to Cork is under 25 minutes. Cobh railway station opened on 10 March 1862 and was closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975. The nearest airport is Cork Airport, which can be reached in 20–30 minutes from Cobh via the R624 road and the N25 road. The Port Operations Centre for Cork Harbour is located in the town. The port's harbour pilot launches are based at the Camber - a pier and dock are at the eastern end of the town. Currently there is only a single road that leads onto the Great Island, however a major upgrade of"