Funding Appeal for Lusitania Commemoration Project – Carrignafoy Community College

In order to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Lusitania and in conjunction with the reading initiative One Book One Community 2015 as promoted by Home School Community Liaison, Carrignafoy Community College, a group of parents, members of the Active Retirement group and members of the community have created an art project in memory of the victims of the Lusitania under the guidance of art teacher Mairead Geary. They have made tiles and decorated each one with the name of a victim buried in the Old Church Cemetery. The intention is to create a lasting memorial and fitting tribute to the mostly unnamed victims of the Lusitania. The tiles will be erected on a wall over-looking the three piers where many of the victims and the survivors were brought to Queenstown. The tiles will be unveiled on the 7th of May during the centenary commemoration.

Materials and personnel to date and have been funded by the school. We are making final adjustments to the tiles and while we have a ‘home’ kindly being provided by Danny Murphy Centra Food Store for them, we find we are in need of assistance to arrange putting the tiles up in their final resting place. All help financial or otherwise would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Anna Keating Home School Community Liaison Coordinator CCC at 4811325.