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The Lusitania
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking people not to sail on these vessels as they were carrying
of RMS Lusitania in the waters off Ireland’s Atlantic ammunition. Displaying people buying tickets on
coast. The Lusitania was once the worlds largest one side and an image of a sinking ship loaded with
passenger ship. Traveling from New York and bound ammunition on the other, the medal was critical of
for Liverpool the Lusitania was sunk by a torpedo by a the US and Britain. As he displayed an incorrect date
U-boat of the German Empire on 7 May 1915 during the the error was picked up by the British as a propaganda
First World War. Some 1,198 passengers and crew lost bonanza. In response the British issued medals to turn
their lives in the tragedy. public opinion against Germany. Goetz later produced
Some of the survivors and deceased were brought to a variety with the correct date. The sinking of the
Kinsale. The subsequent inquest on the bodies recovered Lusitania also contributed to turning of public opinion
was held in the town’s courthouse. A statue in the in America and was a contributory factor to America
harbour commemorates the occasion. Three bodies declaring war two years later in 1917.
former passengers of the Lusitania are buried in the A new Lusitania Museum is now open for visitors
Graveyard at St. Multose’s church. located in the old Signal Tower of the Old Head of
This year there are events to mark the sinking of the Kinsale.
Lusitania in Kinsale, Court Mc Sharrey and Cobh. The
harbour town of Cobh (pronounced “cove”) to the east Seanfhocail (Old Saying)
of Cork city, served as the British navel HQ for Ireland at Múineann gá seift
the time of Lusitania’s sinking and there is a memorial to Necessity is the mother of invention
the Lusitania here at Casement Square.
In August of 1915, several months after the sinking of
the Lusitania, Karl Goetz produced his first version
of the Lusitania medal. Germany had been warning
The Lusitania
45
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking people not to sail on these vessels as they were carrying
of RMS Lusitania in the waters off Ireland’s Atlantic ammunition. Displaying people buying tickets on
coast. The Lusitania was once the worlds largest one side and an image of a sinking ship loaded with
passenger ship. Traveling from New York and bound ammunition on the other, the medal was critical of
for Liverpool the Lusitania was sunk by a torpedo by a the US and Britain. As he displayed an incorrect date
U-boat of the German Empire on 7 May 1915 during the the error was picked up by the British as a propaganda
First World War. Some 1,198 passengers and crew lost bonanza. In response the British issued medals to turn
their lives in the tragedy. public opinion against Germany. Goetz later produced
Some of the survivors and deceased were brought to a variety with the correct date. The sinking of the
Kinsale. The subsequent inquest on the bodies recovered Lusitania also contributed to turning of public opinion
was held in the town’s courthouse. A statue in the in America and was a contributory factor to America
harbour commemorates the occasion. Three bodies declaring war two years later in 1917.
former passengers of the Lusitania are buried in the A new Lusitania Museum is now open for visitors
Graveyard at St. Multose’s church. located in the old Signal Tower of the Old Head of
This year there are events to mark the sinking of the Kinsale.
Lusitania in Kinsale, Court Mc Sharrey and Cobh. The
harbour town of Cobh (pronounced “cove”) to the east Seanfhocail (Old Saying)
of Cork city, served as the British navel HQ for Ireland at Múineann gá seift
the time of Lusitania’s sinking and there is a memorial to Necessity is the mother of invention
the Lusitania here at Casement Square.
In August of 1915, several months after the sinking of
the Lusitania, Karl Goetz produced his first version
of the Lusitania medal. Germany had been warning
The Lusitania
45
