Moving Aud anchor to Spike Island ‘will hurt Cobh tourism’

A row has broken out over where an anchor from a scuttled gun-running ship should be displayed.

Moving Aud anchor to Spike Island ‘will hurt Cobh tourism’
Fri, 15 Sep, 2017 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

The anchor of the Aud, a ship used by the Germans to smuggle guns to the IRA during the First World War, is on display at the Queenstown Heritage Centre in Cobh.

However, a request has been made to have it moved to Spike Island, where the 23-strong German crew were imprisoned after their capture.

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