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Cobh Heritage Centre

Cobh County, Cork

Featured Review : 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...See Full Review

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Cobh Heritage Centre Reviews

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Outstanding History Lesson on Irish Life in Cobh

  • 4 out of 5 stars by MilwVon from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • May 12, 2012
Outstanding History Lesson on Irish Life in Cobh
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journal 100 Years Later - Titanic's Last Port of Call

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Cobh Heritage Center

  • 5 out of 5 stars by tvordj from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • June 4, 2008
Cobh Heritage Center
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journals Take a Side Trip to Cobh, Eire, If Anything can Go Wrong, it Will (2004), Ireland on Tour 2002

Cobh Heritage Center

  • 4 out of 5 stars by axxiz_mutatiz from MEXICO CITY, Mexico
  • October 17, 2005
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journal GGE Cork Week 3--Cobh

Cobh Heritage Centre

  • 4 out of 5 stars by GLENNCASEY from CORK, Ireland
  • May 26, 2003
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journal The one and only County Cork

Cobh Heritage Centre

  • 5 out of 5 stars by eros from Cork, Ireland, Ireland
  • December 4, 2002
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journal Cork an Emerald Paradise

Outside of the Cobh Heritage Center

  • 0 out of 5 stars by C. A. Fliedner from La Palma, California
  • February 28, 2001
Outside of the Cobh Heritage Center
Quote: 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 the full Cobh Heritage Centre review

From journal Cobh: Ireland's most fascinating port town