Between the 1840s and the mid-20th century, close to 6 million people emigrated from Ireland – 2.5 million of those left via Cobh. The Cobh Heritage Centre tells the history of Cobh and of those who left Ireland’s shores from this important port town.
Book The Queenstown Story @ Cobh Heritage Centre , Great Stories of Emigration. Online Now > > 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"
