Old Head in County Cork, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)

R. M. S. Lusitania

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2019

1. R. M. S. Lusitania Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In memory of those who
sailed on the R. M. S. Lusitania
on 7th May 1915.
This perforated image has 34,513 holes
in 7 different sizes.
Manufactured by Graepel Perforators
and Weavers Ltd., Kinsale. Donated to
the Lusitania Museum Old Head on 23rd August 2017
www.graepels.com

Erected 2017 by Graepel Peforators and Weavers Ltd.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Man-Made Features • War, World I • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1915.

Location. 51° 37.212′ N, 8° 32.52′ W. Marker is in Old Head, Munster, in County Cork. Marker is on Old Head Ring Route, on the right when traveling south. Marker and image are near the Old Head Signal Tower. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Head, Munster P17 T683, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Victims of the RMS Lusitania Sinking (here, next to this marker); Old Head of Kinsale / An Seancheann (a few steps from this marker); Bina Fitzgerald

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Nineteenth Century Ship's Bollard (within shouting distance of this marker); Triangulation Pillar (within shouting distance of this marker); RMS Lusitania Lifeboat Davit (within shouting distance of this marker); Lusitania Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Crann Seoil / 1601 Galleon Mast (approx. 9.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Head.

Also see . . .
1. Lost Liners: Lusitania. (Submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Sinking of the Lusitania. (Submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Was There a Cover-Up After the Sinking of the 'Lusitania'? (Nat Geo book review, 2015). (Submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. RMS Lusitania at Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

R. M. S. Lusitania Marker and Perforated Image image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2019

2. R. M. S. Lusitania Marker and Perforated Image

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.