Historic “Aud” anchor must not be moved from Cobhby the Cobh 1916 Commemoration CommitteeThe Cobh 1916 Commemoration Committee has expressed concern that plans may be afoot to remove the iconic anchor from the historic 1916 arms ship Aud from the town where it…
Some of you no doubt, have been reading reports in the media and on sites such as this about the controversy surrounding the historical anchor of the ‘Aud’ – the German arms ship which was scuttled 8 miles outside Cork…
There has been much commentary in the Irish and British media over the last week to mark the centenary of when women were first granted the right to vote. 1918 was important and significant for a number of other…
"Thousands of Australians travel to Ireland every year in search of ancestors and family connections. They’re often the descendants of more than 40-000 convicts who were transported to Australia from the small coastal town of Cobh in Southern Cork in the early 1800’s. Cobh was also a key…
I would like to share with you all a wonderful write up on Cobh by Dawn Stephens-Borg of ROL Cruise Ltd who interviewed Hendrick Verway of Visit Cobh about our fair town.We all know there is lots for visitors to our town to do, and…