Cobh Heritage Centre Explained

Cobh Heritage Centre
Native Name:Ionad Oidhreachta an Chóibh
Native Name Lang:ga
Map Type:Ireland
Established:1993[1]
Location:Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Type:Heritage centre, railway museum
Publictransit:Cobh railway station

The Cobh Heritage Centre is a museum located in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is attached to Cobh 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, the Great Famine, Cork Harbour's defences,[4] on penal transportation to Australia, and on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.[5] It also has displays on the history of the RMS Titanic, whose last port of call was at Cobh (then Queenstown). The centre also hosts temporary exhibitions and, for example, hosted exhibits on John Philip Holland (loaned from the County Louth Museum) in 2000.[6]

The centre is a tourist destination, including with visitors from cruise 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Birnbaum, Alexandra M.. Birnbaum's Ireland, 1994. 1 January 1993. HarperPerennial. 9780062781307. Google Books.
  2. News: Monogan. David. From Coffin Ships To Triumph Abroad, Museums Tell Of Ireland's Haunting Diaspora. 2 December 2015. Forbes. 24 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Cobh Heritage Centre . discoveringcork.ie . 20 January 2015 . 30 August 2023 .
  4. Web site: Cobh centre millionth visit . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 20 February 2004 . 30 August 2023 .
  5. Web site: Lusitania Exhibition . Cobh Heritage Centre . cobhheritage.com . 26 February 2019 .
  6. Web site: Archives - 2000 The Holland Anniversary Year . National Maritime Museum Of Ireland . mariner.ie . 30 August 2023 .
  7. Web site: €15m berth will be Cobh's quay to success . Irish Examiner . 17 August 2016 .
  8. Web site: Cobh named one of Western Europe's top cruise destinations . 15 September 2016 . Independent News & Media .
  9. Web site: Cobh Heritage Centre – AVEA. avea.ie. en-US. 2018-10-03.
  10. Web site: RTÉ Archives - Train Crash at Cobh Heritage Centre 1995 . rte.ie . 5 May 2024 .