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Post by Administrator on Aug 25, 2021 15:31:16 GMT
RMS Lusitania Visitor Centre, Kinsale, Ireland.Humble efforts from last months visit to the Old Head. Music is Max Richter. LINK
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Post by Administrator on Aug 25, 2021 15:34:03 GMT
Lest we forget, Lusitania sinking on May 7, 1915. Off the Old Head of Kinsale.
A few years ago the Merchant Navy Association from Barry Dock in Wales, as they looked out across the sunlit waters 15 miles south of Courtmacsherry, near Kinsale, on a day when the weather was similar to that of the sinking all strong men who had seen and experienced a lot at sea themselves and lost companions and relations during the Second World War, all had tears in their eyes, imagining what it must have been like for those aboard the Lusitania.
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Post by Administrator on Aug 25, 2021 15:35:51 GMT
Lusitania RestsThis song was inspired by the story of the rescue operation mounted by local men living around Cork Harbour on the day the Lusitania was struck by a torpedo and sank. I was never aware fully aware of the effort of these men until seeing a tribute notice at Blind Strand, Courtmacsherry a few years ago. While obviously the loss of life is the main concern in the overall story, I was incredibly moved at the thought of what these men must have endured and experienced in the aftermath of the sinking. LINK
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