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FOR THE R.M.S. LUSITANIASUNK OFF THE CORK COAST

WITH A TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE

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at Cobh Railway Station displays the Lusitania themed projects entered by 32 schools in this Port of Cork competition. A����s����f����

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The new Lusitania exhibit at the Queenstown Story reveals the ship’s splendour and the valiant efforts that earned Jerome B. Murphy, manager for the Cunard Line in Queenstown an MBE from King George V.

S�� C����N’S C����D���Its exquisite architecture will be complemented for the Lusitania centenary by themed flower displays by Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club.

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11am: St. Benedict’s Priory: The sisters extend an open invitation to celebrate Mass with them. In 1915 this historic building was the Admiralty House and signal station for Cork Harbour. A short tour of the grounds will follow.

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11.00am: Commodore Hotel: Cobh Classic Car club display vehicles of the era of the Lusitania.

12.00pm: St Colman’s Cathedral: A special commemorative Mass to mark the anniversary of the funeral procession for Lusitania victims on 10th May 1915.

3.00pm: A re-enactment of the funeral procession to the Old Church Cemetery from the centre of Cobh. It is intended to replicate the funeral order of 1915 and use horse drawn hearses. The general public are invited to attend, as they did in huge numbers in 1915. People are asked to gather in The Promenade from 2.30pm. An ecumenical ceremony will be held in the Cemetery.

C��� M����Min the former Scots Presbyterian Church has fascinating new exhibitions

‘Lusitania – A Day in May’. This exhibition explores the impact that the sinking of the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania had on the town of Queenstown – the search & rescue operation, the care of the survivors and the victims and the memorial erected in Cobh town to commemorate the occasion.

CUNARD Celebrating 175 years This section of the exhibition gives an overview of the history of the Cunard Shipping Company during World War I and its long association with the town of Queenstown/Cobh.

S����S A��� C����E The Lusitania exhibition considers and links together three people who died on board the Lusitania - Cork man Sir Hugh Lane and Americans Elbert Hubbard and Alice Hubbard. Lane was a renowned art collector and Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Elbert Hubbard was a writer, publisher and social agitator and Alice Hubbard was a writer and feminist. The Hubbards also founded the Roycroft Arts and Crafts Community and movement in New York State. A����s����f����

C����D��� H���� where many of the survivors were accommodated. A photographic display in the foyer will reveal the hotel’s connection to Thomas Brierly, Captain of the Flying Fish.

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The burial register for the Old Church Cemetery detailing the Lusitania funerals is on display. Monday to Friday (office hours only).

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Events on Thursday 7th May are primarily organised and generously funded by the Port of Cork. The added assistance of Cobh Credit Union, Cork County Council, John Reilly and family and the dedication and commitment of many people have made the entire programme possible.

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7am: The Queen Victoria ‘Lusitania Remembered’ themed cruise berths at the Deep Water Quay, Cobh.

10am: St Colman’s Cathedral: Special commemorative Mass. Especially welcome will be relatives of those who died, helped in the rescue effort or who survived the sinking of the Lusitania. Immediately afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to attend an informal gathering in Cobh Parish Centre, adjacent to the Cathedral, to mingle and enjoy refreshments and to sign a special Book of Remembrance.

11.45am: Old Church Cemetery: Wreath laying ceremony at the graves of Lusitania victims and unveiling of glass memorials by the chairman of Cunard to all those buried there.

1pm: Town Centre and Promenade: President Michael D. Higgins inspects Naval Guard of Honour. Prayers, musical honours and tributes, concluding with the Captain of the Queen Victoria reciting ‘Ode of Remembrance’.

2.35pm: Lusitania Peace Memorial: Wreath laying ceremony by the President of Ireland and the British, German and U.S. Ambassadors. This will end the official commemoration.

2.45pm – 4.15pm: Promenade: Classical Music performances.

5pm: West Beach Camber: Unveiling of individually crafted tiles in memory of the victims buried in Cobh.

6.30pm: The Queen Victoria departs Cobh.

8pm: Promenade: A free open air musical tribute concert featuring local musicians will take place in the Promenade, Cobh.

9.15pm: Cork Harbour: At twilight, a flotilla of small boats, each illuminated with white lights, will sail from Roche’s Point towards Cobh. The boats will re-enact the rescue efforts and symbolise the return to Cobh on 7th May 1915 of boats filled with victims and survivors.

9.30pm: Kennedy Pier: Boat carrying the Cunard Flag comes alongside. A procession of light proceeds to the main stage in the Promenade while the 49 bell carillon of St. Colman’s Cathedral rings out across the harbour.

9.45pm: Grand Finale of all the contributors to this Centenary Commemoration on the main stage in the Promenade.

Cobh was to witness the horror and tragedy of the aftermath of the sinking of the Lusitania. Survivors and bodies were brought into a community that responded with courage and compassion.

Cobh people remember this tragedy every year on or about the anniversary with a fitting remembrance ceremony.

In this centenary year, the people of Cobh have planned a series of events to commemorate that tragic day and the days that followed.

1201 people lost their lives and the lives of those who survived would never be the same.

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Cobh Museum in association with Cobh Library present three lectures in the arch building behind the Lusitania Memorial.

11am: Giollamuire O Murchu- Siochain Ainm De / And all her paths are peace – American Angels, Irish Rescuers: The true story of the Lusitania Peace Memorial 1925-1968.

3pm: Professor Angela John - A Survivor’s Story: Margaret Haig Mackworth & the Sinking of the Lusitania.

4pm: Dr John Borgonovo, School of History, UCC - Lusitania, Cork Harbour and the Underwater War, 1914 – 1918.

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Cobh Museum is showing slides of the 1982 dives to the Lusitania from 10.00 until 12.30 and from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. A����s����f����

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Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland the complete A.H Poole collection of photographs taken in Cobh between the 8th and 10th May 1915 will be on public display for the first time in 100 years. Striking images of survivors on the streets of Queenstown, the mass funeral and the burials in the Old Church Cemetery will stir emotions and transport you back in time.

O�� C����H C����E�� View the final resting place of 170 victims of the tragedy.

B���� O� R����B����ELocated in St. Colman’s Cathedral, Commodore Hotel, Cobh Heritage Centre, Sirius Arts Centre and the Cunard Centre. People are invited to sign the books and write a special thought or comment.

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