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COBH MUSEUM: Unique 100 Year Old Biscuit from Lusitania Lifeboat
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Cobh Museum’s 2015 exhibition, Lusitania: A Day in May, features a hard tack biscuit taken from one of the lifeboats belonging to the Lusitana, which sank off the Old Head of Kinsale on 7th May 1915.
The biscuit was taken from the lifeboat by a soldier, John Law, who assisted in the rescue operation following the sinking of ship by a German submarine. John wrote details of the event on the front of the biscuit and on the back he wrote “keep this for a souvenir”. He sent the biscuit to his mother.
Cobh Museum believes that this is the only such biscuit to survive the 100years since the disaster. The biscuit is on display for the duration of this exhibition, which finishes in October 2015.
LUSITANIA: A Day in May – Exhibition runs daily
Opening Hours: Mon – Sat 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 5.30pm
Sunday 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Last admittance 5pm
Contact: Tel 021 4814240 Email: cobhmuseum1@gmail.com
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