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6th February 2017
Lecture: "Leinster's Sister: The Sinking of the RMS Connaught"
#RMSconnaught - In 2018 is the centenary of the sinking of mail-boat RMS Leinster off the Kish Light by a German U-Boat in WWI, what is less well known is the sinking of sister RMS Connaught on 3 March 1917.
To mark the historic occasion the National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire is to host a lecture about the event by distinguised author and historian Phillip Lecane.
The Lecture: "Leinster's Sister: The Sinking of RMS Connaught" is to take place in the Maritime Museum, Haigh Terrace on Thursday 2 March.
Doors Open at 19.30 for lecture beginning at 20.00rs
Tickets cost €10.00 payable at door or by booking through Eventbrite which excludes a surcharge.
Also to this email: [email protected] and by contacting (01) 214 3964
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