Cobh Heritage Centre

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Cobh County, Cork
Description: Cobh, formerly known as Queenstown, is known largely for her role in Irish life in the 19th and 20th century tied mostly to emigration and disaster. A visit here is a stark reminder of how challenging life was in Irelan...Read More
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Outstanding History Lesson on Irish Life in Cobh
Outstanding History Lesson on Irish Life in Cobh

by MilwVon

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

May 12, 2012

Best of IgoUgo Cobh, formerly known as Queenstown, is known largely for her role in Irish life in the 19th and 20th century tied mostly to emigration and disaster. A visit here is a stark reminder of how challenging life was in Ireland through the potato famine ...Read more
Cobh Heritage Center
Cobh Heritage Center

by tvordj

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

June 4, 2008

Best of IgoUgo The town of Cobh (pronounced "Cove") is an old fishing village that used to be called Queenstown for awhile. It was rename from Cove for Queen Victoria but took back it's Irish name and Irish spelling in the 20th century. Cobh was a major departure ...Read more
Cobh Heritage Center

by axxiz_mutatiz

MEXICO CITY, Mexico

October 17, 2005

Since Cobh is a small little town, not many people might now that this was the last stop of Titanic and Lusitania. Well, we all know the story of the Titanic but not the Lusitania, another cruise that was hit by a torpedo only 3 years after ...Read more

From journal GGE Cork Week 3--Cobh

Cobh Heritage Centre

by GLENNCASEY

CORK, Ireland

May 26, 2003

The mueseum tells the story of emigration from Ireland in the past two centuries and also all about the Titanic and Lusitania ships and their ill fated journeys. It also tells of Cobhs connections to the American people and the plight of many a ...Read more
Cobh Heritage Centre

by eros

Cork, Ireland, Ireland

December 4, 2002

Located in the town of Cobh. The story of Cobhs unique origins and its legacy are dramatically recalled at The Queenstown Story, a multi media exhibition at Cobhs restored Victorian Railway Station. Retrace the steps of the 2.5 million Irish people ...Read more


Outside of the Cobh Heritage Center
Outside of the Cobh Heritage Center

by C. A. Fliedner

La Palma, California

February 28, 2001

Just outside the Cobh Heritage Center, there's a large looking towards the sea. This statue was dedicated to Annie Moore and her two sons in 1993 to commemorate the brave Irish emigrants who boarded ships in Cobh to begin new lives in America. On ...Read more