The Queenstown Story @ Cobh Heritage Centre , Great Stories of Emigration.
Description
With such a rich History, Heritage and a story to tell, a trip to The Queenstown Story @ Cobh Heritage Centre is a must. This beautiful, informative cultural centre is inventively situated within Cobh's restored Victorian Railway station, a building holding its own historic story. Given that so many from Ireland's past travelled through Cobh(Queenstown), one of the world's finest natural harbours, visitors can learn historic and emotive recounts of The Queenstown Story, where over three million Irish people emigrated from this port town in search of a new life. Everything from the sinking of the Titanic and The Lusitania, to the transportation of the forgotten Irish who endured forced labour in Cromwellian times to the West Indies and American Colonies as well as the stories of emigration to Canada and North America, is inventively displayed in a variety of modern, tasteful and artistic ways. Relax, and "Walk in the Footsteps of our Emigrant Ancestors"
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Enter this beautifully restored Victorian railway station, a building with its own unique story. Your tour begins in the 1600's when Irish emigrants left here for the Colonies of America and the West Indies. The tour follows chronologically the various destinations throughout the centuries where our emigrants settled. It is an emotive journey of exploration of the lives of over three million Irish emigrants. The tour includes sections on The Great Famine and also the connection with this port town and both Titanic and The Lusitania. "Walk in the footsteps of our Emigrant ancestors"y
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(189)
This absolutely is unmissable experience, we enjoyed every minute of it. There is a great range of Irish history to learn about. It is beautifully and very thoughtfully laid out. Lovely personal stories from travellers. It is also very accessible. When we are back in the area will come back and visit again. Well done we loved it. Thank you Marian and Fiona
Hi Aine, Thank you for visiting and for the 5 star rating. We're delighted that you enjoyed your visit here. Marian and Fiona will be delighted by the mention.See you next time! Breda
No need to book in advance.
Dear Laurent, Merci pour votre aimable commentaire ; nous sommes ravis que vous ayez apprécié votre visite. Breda
Brilliant exhibition, the information about the emigration was so detailed and the footage of all the ships was spectacular. Well done
Hi Jennifer, Thank you so much fro your kind words, we are delighted that you enjoyed your experience here. From all the team here, thank you for the 5 star review.
This is a small but well done museum. You leaned about the famine and the Titanic in one stop. We visited in early May by cruise ship and we probably didn't need to get tickets ahead of time. We never saw a long line to get tickets and didn't see a "skip the line" entry if you already had tickets. We still needed to go to the ticket counter even with our prepaid ticket. Don't have any regrets though.
Dear Ann, Thank you for visiting and for your review. Thank you for your suggestion regarding a "skip the line" entry, it is something that we will certainly look at providing. Delighted you enjoyed your visit to us and that you didn't have too long a wait. Regards, Breda
3.5 million Irish people sought a better life elsewhere but many died in poor conditions on ships and never reached their destinations. Also covered the story of the Titanic and other great ships of that time.
Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to write a review, we appreciate your support.
Excellent heritage centre with really useful and informative displays. Bought to life with great use of film footage, black and white imagery.
Hi KDR, Thank you for visiting and for your lovely feedback. We're glad that you enjoyed your viist. Breda
The Heritage Ctr. was right on the dock and easy to locate. The individual stories were heartbreaking, but with the well done exhibits, brought them to life. Being given a ticket for a specific passenger made it even more interesting. We highly recommend the experience!
This place is a must when you visit Cobh, loads inside, information, toilets , gift shop , cafe , and the Queens town story self guided tour, it cost €15 per adult our child was free. It tells you story of the Titanic and irish emigration it was very interesting we'll worth the money. Staff were very friendly, it is free to go in you only pay if you do the tour, if you want to go cafe etc it's free.
Hi DonnaC, Thank you for your lovely feedback andfor sharing your information with others. So glad that you enjoyed your visit with us and thank you for your kind words about our team here. Breda
A really good museum, right in the centre of town. A great insight into the history of this town specifically and Ireland more broadly.
Hi Will, Thank you for your review, great to read that you enjoyed your visit. There is so much history in the town of Cobh, formally Queenstown and we're so proud to showcase this in the context of the broader history of Ireland. Breda
Wow the geneology review by Christy Keating at the Cobh Heritage Museum was a high point for both my sister and me. Christy worked very hard going through records to find my brother in law's Irish roots and so we went back later in the week for him to review our family. He is a delight and makes the search for your Irish roots really fun!I The museum was great too and we n=bought some Aran knits at the store there and had some warm hot chocolate in the cafe. A lovely cold day spent in COBH! We rented a taxi to show us the town in 2 hours and that was a wonderful experience too! Wonderful people and great place!
Hi Kimberly, Thank you the lovely review you wrote following your visit with the genealogist Christy. we're glad that he was able to help you in your research.
