Conference on Titanic and other aspects of the Maritime History of Cork Harbour

On Friday 20th and Saturday 21st of April a conference on the Titanic and other aspects of the Maritime History of Cork Harbour will take place in the Jack Doyle Room, Commodore Hotel.  On Friday at 7.30pm the keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor John Wilson Foster, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver and honorary research fellow at Queen?s University, Belfast.  Professor Wilson Foster has published three books on RMS Titanic and twelve other books on Irish, English and American literature, natural history, and Irish culture.  His lecture on Friday evening is entitled ?RMS Titanic ? History or Heritage?.  An engaging and informative speaker, this lecture is a must for anyone with an interest in the Titanic.

On Saturday from 10am the attention will shift to focus on a range of other topics related to the maritime history of the harbour with lectures on the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Ship Building in Passage, Cork Harbour in Art, the wreck of the Celtic, the Great Famine and the US naval ship Jamestown, the Lusitania, U-boats and the American Navy in Cork Harbour.

If you want to learn more about the maritime history of Cork Harbour this is a conference not to be missed.  Bookings can be made by contacting Marita Foster at 086 0667529 or by registering at the Commodore on Friday evening or Saturday morning.   Conference fee is ?15 (standard) and ?10 (unwaged, senior citizen, student).