Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Cobh Heritage Centre, Co. Cork, Ireland | Travel ♥

View of Cobh Heritage Centre, from the front entrance. 

Display detailing events of the Titanic and of the various people who left Queenstown (Cobh) on ships to America. 

Luggage and cart, used to transport luggage to ships from the port. 

Vintage poster looking for Irish men to work on the railroad in Oregon. Just £10 to get to America - wish it was the same case today!

Statues of people waiting to emigrate to America. 

A boat covered in vintage, embroidered bonnets for the blessing of the bonnets ceremony for Australia Day.
 
The entrance to the main exhibition, how amazing to think that 3 million people walked through this place to emigrate to the land of opportunity and to begin their new lives. Sadly, a lot of these journeys ended in tragedy, notably the Titanic, Queenstown (Cobh) being its last port of call before it sunk. I did take more pictures of the exhibition but it was far too dark in there for good picture quality. I will say that the exhibition hasn't changed a bit since I visited last way back when I was in primary school - I guess there really is no need to change something when it's so popular and has to do with history.

Vintage shipping posters. I actually have some of these as postcards and have sent a lot of these via Postcrossing.

Some of the Titanic memorabilia that the Heritage Centre houses. The Titanic is probably the biggest attraction for people who visit Cobh. Liners dock at Cobh throughout the summer months and the Heritage Centre is always thronged with tourists wanting to see the Titanic exhibitions and see where their ancestors departed from Ireland from many decades ago.

More from the Titanic exhibition. This was actually pretty cool as it looked like entering the Titanic, my son had great fun going over those ramps!

More from the Titanic exhibition, a view of the Titanic being built in Belfast.

The cafe area in the Heritage Centre. This is one of my favourite places to meet friends for lunch in the town. I actually think it'd be a great place to do some blogging work -  I need to try that someday. This place has visitors from all around the world and as you can see the biggest visitors are celebrated with flags - Ireland, America, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. There are other countries flags at the end of the building too, Argentina being one that really stood out to me. Funny to think that people from the other end of the world have visited this little attraction in my hometown, amazing really.

I really do love the look of the Heritage Centre, it just transports you back to the old days with it's charming red brick walls, vintage style lighting, glass roof and old-fashioned signage. The clock before the entrance is one of best features of the whole building for me.

I'm pretty sure that the Heritage Centre acts as a place of nostalgia for a lot of visitors year in, year out. People specifically go on cruises that dock in Cobh just to visit this place, learn about the history and see where so many people emigrated from Ireland.

Cobh Heritage Centre is open all year round, only closing for two weeks at Christmas. Prices to view the attractions are €9.50 for adults, €7.50 for students/OAPs and €5.00 for children (which I think should probably be free to be honest).

Hopefully my pictures have given you a sense of history and culture within the building. I would highly recommend a visit to anyone if you ever happen to find yourself within the Cobh area. The atmosphere of the Heritage Centre is just the best.
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27 comments

  1. What an amazing museum that sounds like. I love learning about the different things that happened in history and seeing the artifacts left behind.

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  2. Wow, what a great museum. I love learning about history, it's one of my passions!

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  3. Speaking of the Titanic, My Husband Aunt who is now deceased, was suppose to be on the Titanic the day of it's fatal cruise. She was ill and they wouldn't let her on. There is more to the story, but it is long.

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  4. What a great museum. I'd love to take the kids to see it. Now all I have to do is get across the pond!

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  5. How much fun is that! I love all the old objects they've collected. It's really got a sense of age about it.

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  6. This sounds great! Like a really cool museum. We love doing the museums here. Such fun. I would love to take my kids to one like this! - - jeanine

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  7. I love the vintage look of that place and would love to visit the museum. I can imagine sitting there and blogging the day away. Maybe some day . . . :)

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  8. I can't wait to see this in person one day. I was lucky enough to meet with some travel agents that book trips all the time and learned so much of Ireland. I want to tour Waterford Crystal Also but the country side alone intrigues me. I feel like the heritage centre would make a wee bit sad but worth the tour! Thank you for sharing.

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  9. I would love to see the Titanic exhibit. This looks like a great trip to take with the kids. I love museums and have since I was a little girl.

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  10. What a cool place to visit, I would love to visit such a place rich with history! It must be be an amazing time.

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  11. This looks amazing! I have visited a Titanic museum here in the U.S., but it pales in comparison with the actual dock where Titanic was built! I hope to get to Ireland someday and see this for myself!

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  12. This is an amazing museum! I love all the artifacts that are highlighted it looks like it would be amazing to get to see in person

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  13. This looks like such an interesting museum. My Dad would love it if i took him there.

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  14. Looks so interesting! I would love to visit that Museum. We have something simular here in Florida but doesn't come close to that.

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  15. This looks like it would have been a very interesting visit! I'm a big fan of history and would love to see that sometime.

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  16. I love the look of the pictures that don't have full color. Like stepping into another time.

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  17. Some people find places like this boring but for me, it is great place to visit as you can learn so many things about history.

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  18. What a great and interesting place to visit. My family would love to see this. I really love those bonnets.

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  19. Gorgeous! This looks like such a great place to visit for kids! My son just watch Titanic in school and is interested in that subject! He would love it!

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  20. Wow this space looks like such a throwback! I could totally see myself in the cafe blogging away all day.

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  21. This looks amazing. I like places that keep their heritage and show it off to people. It makes the place special and lovely to visit

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  22. this museum sounds fantastic! I really love going to places like this because of the rich history seen!

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  23. TITANIC! I am obsessed with that kind of history. Loved this post!

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  24. What a beautiful museum! Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous! Like Winter, I want to hang out in that cafe. :)

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  25. How exciting! I have always had a love for history, so this would totally be up my alley.

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  26. This looks amazing. I hope I can visit there one day!

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  27. Wonderful photos, such a fascinating place :)

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