Dun Laoghaire, R.M.S. Leinster Memorial
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Dun Laoghaire, R.M.S. Leinster Memorial |
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Location |
Dun Laoghaire harbour. |
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Type |
Anchor of the Leinster on a stone base with metal plaques. |
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Inscriptions & Imagery |
The R.M.S. (Royal Mail Ship) Leinster was torpedoed by a U-boat in the Irish Sea on the 10th October 1918. The loss of life was one of the most serious for Dublin in the First World War, in terms of a single day or incident. The first plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF THE 501 PASSENGERS, CREW AND POSTAL WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES FOLLOWING THE SINKING OF THE RMS LEINSTER ON 10 OCTOBER 1918 DEDICATED BY MR EAMON GILMORE TD. MINISTER OF STATE, DEPT. OF THE MARINE, 28 JANUARY 1996 At the bottom is the name and emblem of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The second plaque reads: THE ANCHOR OF THE RMS LEINSTER WAS RECOVERED BY NOEL BRIEN, BRIAN WHELAN, BILLY OWENS, AND FRED HICK ON BEHALF OF MARINE RESEARCH |
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Casualties |
A list of Dubliners who lost their lives on the RMS Leinster has not been compiled yet by myself. Those casualties in the database with "Died at Sea, 10th October 1918" as their Place and Date of Death are listed here. |