Saturday, December 18, 2010

Cobh, Ireland

On a cold, icy Sunday morning, we took the train to the Irish port of Cobh (pronounced "Cove"), formerly known as Queenstown. It was very early in the morning, hence the photographs with little or no people, we couldn't find any coffee until we were almost ready to go back to Cork, and we visited a church and a few memorials. On April 11, 1912, Cobh was the last port of call of the R.M.S. Titanic; we visited the memorial. It is a little haunting to know passengers boarded tenders here which ferried them out to the Titanic. In addition to the Titanic memorial, the R.M.S. Lusitania is also remembered in the town of Cobh. She was torpedoed by a U-boat on May 7, 1915 and sank in 18-minutes; many of her victims are buried close by.

Kent Station.

Funny billboard near the train station.


Inside of Kent Station.



Titanic Memorial.

Lusitania Memorial.


St. Colman's Cathedral.









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