The sinking of the Lusitania will be comemmroated in Cobh today
1200 people lost their lives in the tragic incident.
It is almost 103 years since the Lusitania slipped below the waves off the Old Head of Kinsale, just 18 minutes after being struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat.
The ceremony will commence in the Old Church Cemetery just outside the town at 3pm where 170 of the 1200 who died were laid to rest.
This will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony and a parade through the town led by a Colour Party of National Ex-Servicemen and Women.
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