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Skip-the-Line: The Queenstown Story Tour at Cobh Heritage Centre
2 h
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About this activity
The Queenstown Story is a very emotive, interesting and educational experience. It tells the story of Cobh's history and legacy dealing with events in Irish and world history that have a close connection with Cobh. The main theme is the story of Irish Emigration, how and why it happened and how it still stirs emotion with descendants of those people. The story of how Irish men, women and children were sent as convicts to Australia and the conditions they had to endure.
Cobh has one of the finest nartural harbors in the world and therefore the exhibition has a maritime theme also and it recalls the close association between Cobh and the two great liner disasters the Titanic and the Lusitania. It is a self guided tour that has multi media and audio visual displays and is suitable for all ages. The tour lasts approx 45 minutes but one could quite easily spend a few hours soaking up all the history.
The Cobh Cultural Tour
This tour includes the Queenstown Story exhibition above in addition to the famous Titanic Trail Walking Tour. The walking tour commences at 11am or 2pm each day and gives amazing insights into the real stories and historical environs of Cobh, tracing its buildings and monuments connecting the visitor to the underlying narrative of locations associated with Titanic. Entry to the Queenstown Story can be before or after the walking tour.
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Cobh has one of the finest nartural harbors in the world and therefore the exhibition has a maritime theme also and it recalls the close association between Cobh and the two great liner disasters the Titanic and the Lusitania. It is a self guided tour that has multi media and audio visual displays and is suitable for all ages. The tour lasts approx 45 minutes but one could quite easily spend a few hours soaking up all the history.
The Cobh Cultural Tour
This tour includes the Queenstown Story exhibition above in addition to the famous Titanic Trail Walking Tour. The walking tour commences at 11am or 2pm each day and gives amazing insights into the real stories and historical environs of Cobh, tracing its buildings and monuments connecting the visitor to the underlying narrative of locations associated with Titanic. Entry to the Queenstown Story can be before or after the walking tour.
Included
- Driver/guide
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
Not included
- Food and drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
Features
Tourism
60%
Cultural
40%
Original
30%
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Interesting museum, very comprehensive. I loved that it encompassed more of Ireland's immigration history than just the Titanic. The exhibits were well done.
Overwhelming and Inspiring to visit this place that reflect my great-grandmother who got off the train and embarked on the ship for America in early 1890's. I am very pleased to visit this site to get to know better about my Irish heritage and ancestors.
Perfect if arriving on cruise ship-literally less than 200 yards. Good timeline of history of Irish emigration.
Very interesting and informative.
Very personal for me as my grandfather left from here to America. The geneological service was great!