Cobh Heritage Centre
Ionad Oidhreachta an Chóibh | |
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  Location within Ireland | |
| Established | 1993[1] |
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| Location | Cobh,County Cork,Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°50′56″N8°17′58″W/ 51.8488°N 8.299367°W |
| Type | Heritage centre,railway museum |
| Public transit access | Cobh railway station |
| Website | cobhheritage |
TheCobh Heritage Centreis amuseumlocated inCobh,County Cork,Ireland. It is attached toCobh railway station.[2]
The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history.[3]The centre has held exhibits on life in Ireland through the 18th and 19th centuries, mass emigration, theGreat Famine,Cork Harbour's defences,[4]onpenal transportationto Australia, and on thesinking of the RMSLusitania.[5]It also has displays on the history of theRMSTitanic,whose last port of call was at Cobh (then Queenstown). The centre also hosts temporary exhibitions and, for example, hosted exhibits onJohn Philip Holland(loaned from theCounty Louth Museum) in 2000.[6]
The centre is a tourist destination, including with visitors fromcruise ships,which often dock in Cobh.[7][8]The centre has two onsite gift shops and a café.[9]
The building was damaged on 5 May 1995, when a train arriving at Cobh failed to stop, and crashed through the wall.[10]
References[edit]
- ^Birnbaum, Alexandra M. (1 January 1993).Birnbaum's Ireland, 1994.HarperPerennial.ISBN9780062781307– via Google Books.
- ^Monogan, David (24 March 2013)."From Coffin Ships To Triumph Abroad, Museums Tell Of Ireland's Haunting Diaspora".Forbes.Retrieved2 December2015.
- ^"Cobh Heritage Centre".discoveringcork.ie.20 January 2015.Retrieved30 August2023.
- ^"Cobh centre millionth visit".irishexaminer.Irish Examiner. 20 February 2004.Retrieved30 August2023.
- ^"Lusitania Exhibition".cobhheritage.Cobh Heritage Centre.Retrieved26 February2019.
- ^"Archives - 2000 The Holland Anniversary Year".mariner.ie.National Maritime Museum Of Ireland.Retrieved30 August2023.
- ^"€15m berth will be Cobh's quay to success".Irish Examiner. 17 August 2016.
- ^"Cobh named one of Western Europe's top cruise destinations".Independent News & Media. 15 September 2016.
- ^"Cobh Heritage Centre – AVEA".avea.ie.Retrieved3 October2018.
- ^"RTÉ Archives - Train Crash at Cobh Heritage Centre 1995".rte.ie.Retrieved5 May2024.
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