Located in close proximity to the old White Star Lines Offices, and the pier where travellers boarded such ships as the Berengaria, the Franconia & the Titanic, Cobh Heritage Centre is a real treat for anyone looking to learn the stories behind the six million plus emigrants who left Ireland for new lives all over the world.

When I started researching my family tree & ancestry, one of my objectives was to try and learn the story of one of my Grand Uncles whom had left Ireland sometime before 1940 to travel to New York, USA. Unfortunately John never made it, dying on the crossing from Cobh to New York.