Daily Archives: May 31, 2011

Lord Pirrie's Pride and Fall , by Eddie McIlwaine

Right from the fateful March 31 1909 when the keel of the Titanic was laid down at Harland and Wolff, the chairman of the company, former Lord Mayor of Belfast Lord William James Pirrie, was a regular visitor to his … Continue reading

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Titanic Launch Centenary

Today is the Centenary of the launch of the Titanic and I am off to the City Hall to see the beginning of the celebrations there with another launch, this time of a book to mark the occasion, Belfast Shipbuilders-A … Continue reading

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