The stories behind the photographs are compelling, and it was wonderful to partner with a museum on the other side of the ocean. The Noble Maritime Collection’s Director of Programs Dawn Daniels states, “We are delighted to make this connection with the Titanic Experience Cobh, and host a collaborative event presented from two continents. O’Leary celebrates the lives of the passengers with a special dance and spoon performance, as the presentation's finale. Joyce notes that the Irish passengers traveling in Third Class had a party below deck that included dancing and musicians playing traditional instruments. He formed the Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995, in New York City in 1996, in Florida in 2007, and Mexico in 2012.ĭuring the lecture, Ms.

The items include Lily Odell’s suitcase, and a collection of family photographs.įormer All-Ireland and World Champion Irish dancer Niall O’Leary introduces the program. Joyce shows those items during her lecture. The Titanic Experience Cobh exhibits personal items of the Odell/May family relating to their trip to Ireland, and Ms. Paul’s Cathedral in London on April 19, 1912. As news of the tragedy unfolded, the family returned to England and attended the Titanic memorial service in St. The Odell/May family toured southern Ireland combining business and leisure in a rental car. Little did they know what fate would befall their fellow passengers just days later.” Kate Odell took some of the last ever photographs of the Titanic while the family sailed towards Queenstown.

On arrival in Ireland, they boarded the tender America to bring them ashore. The Odell/May party occupied three First Class suites on B-Deck. She states, “Lily Odell along with her son Jack, sister-in-law Kate, and her two brothers Richard and Stanley May travelled on the Titanic from Southampton to Queenstown. The lecture begins with the Cobh museum’s director, Sonia Joyce, telling the history of the town, and introducing the story of the Odell and May family. The office was the departure point for thousands of White Star Line passengers, including 123 who boarded the Titanic. The Titanic Experience Cobh is a museum housed in the original White Star Line Ticket Office that dates back to the early nineteenth century. Between the years 18, it was called Queenstown because of Queen Victoria’s visit to the port in 1849. To tell their stories, the museum collaborated with the Titanic Experience Cobh in Ireland to present this lecture.Ĭobh (pronounced Cove) is a town on an island in Cork Harbor. The last photographs of the Titanic’s fateful departure are well known, but the people behind the lens are not. Cameras clicked as she sailed away on her maiden voyage towards the Atlantic Ocean. On the morning of April 11, 1912, the RMS Titanic dropped anchor in Cork Harbor. Having already picked up passengers in Southampton, England and Cherbourg, France, this mooring in Ireland was her last port of call.

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