To commemorate the sinking of the Lusitania which occurred on May 7th, 1915 & to remember the victims of the tragedy, the following events will take place on May 7th, 2015 in Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork:

9.30am

Morning Commemoration mass at Sacred Heart Church, Courtmacsherry

2.10pm  

Wreath Laying at exact site of Sinking of RMS Lusitania by RNLI Courtmacsherry Lifeboat.

Release of 1201 balloons by local school children each one bearing the name of a Lusitania victim.

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