Readers' Blog: Sinking of RMS Leinster in Irish Sea
This coming month of October sees the commemoration of the sinking of the RMS Leinster on the Irish sea just outside of Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) on October 10, 1918. It was torpedoed by a German U-boat with the loss of more than 500 lives. To date, it remains the single biggest loss of life on the Irish Sea.
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has organised several commemorative events for that date and there will be many hundreds of people attending from all over the world. Doubtless many of those attending will have their own stories to relate on this awful tragedy. Personally, I lost my grandfather who was a postal worker on the boat.
