11 PASSENGERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON BOARD THE ILL- FATED TITANIC FROM THE NORTH MAYO AREA OF LAHERDANE WERE REMEMBERED YESTERDAY AT A COMMEMORATION IN COBH.

THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ONE DAY SHORT OF 99 YEARS, AFTER THE LINER CALLED TO THE CORK TOWN, ON HER ILL FATED VOYAGE FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO NEW YORK.

1500 PEOPLE DROWNED WHEN THE SHIP HIT AN ICEBURG IN THE ATLANTIC AND 79 OF THOSE HAD BOARDED IN COBH.

OF SPECIAL NOTE THIS YEAR WAS THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE 11 PASSENGERS FROM ADDERGOOLE WHO DROWNED.

FOURTEEN PASSENGERS, OF WHO THREE SURVIVED, HAILED FROM THE NORTH MAYO AREA.

CHILDREN FROM THE PARISH TOOK PART IN YESTERDAY’S COBH COMMEMORATION AND READ THE NAMES OF THE 11 PARISHIONERS DURING THE SERVICE. CHRISTINA BURKE FROM THE ADERGOOLE TITANIC SOCIETY IN MAYO SAID THE ATTENDANCE FROM THE PARISH WAS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE 11 WHO HAD LOST THEIR LIVES.

YESTERDAY’S COMMEMORATION INVOLVED A PRAYER AND WREATH LAYING SERVICE FOR ALL 79 VICTIMS WHO BOARDED THE SHIP IN 1912 IN COBH.