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The Titanic Centenary - Its Irish History ???

CDfm · 2012-01-15 16:50:47

Well its here. The Titanic Centenary. Memorabilia is on sale again. Built in Belfast and Cobh was the last port of call. I remember seeing a list from a town in Mayo where 15 people from the one town who had sold up to go to America were casualties. Thats a bit different to millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim & his ladyfriend…

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#32 01-03-2012 1:37pm
BionicRasher

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John Coffey (a stoker) jumped ship at Queenstown by stowing away on a tender and hiding amongst mailbags. He was a local from the town but not much is know of his movements afterwards - I believe he sailed on the Mauretania too.

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