Marking the 100th anniv of RMS Leinster

Dear Sir,

We will shortly be making the centenary of the sinking of the Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead Mailboat LEINSTER when over 500 people perished and hundreds more barely escaped with their lives.

This was the worst ever disaster ont the Irish Sea and the most significant maritime event to affect the whole Irish people. Families from every county in Ireland lost loved ones in the tragedy. There were also people from Wales, Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA involved.

A centenary commitee was established in 2016 at a well publicised and very well attended public meeting in Dún Laoghaire. This commitee has been charged with the responsibility of organising suitable events to mark the centenary in 2018.

Among the plans are a public exhibition detailing with family histories and stories affected by the sinking, producing a commemorative book, major commemorative events on the 10th of October 2018 in both Dún Laoghaire and Holyhead and unveilings of appropriate memorial stones to all those affected.

The commitee appeals to all families who were affected by the disaster to contact us with a view to receiving invitations to the officialcentenary events.

We will shortly be inviting all relatives to an informal gathering in Dún Laoghaire where detailed plans for the centenary will be announced.

Families should write ASAP to the commitee at the address below Yours sincerely, John Moore. Chairman. Mail Boat Leinster Centenary Commitee. 3 Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. Email; costellojewellers@eircom.net