COBH EDITION 15TH JUNE. - DIGITAL VERSION

Cobh honours 20 Sailors and all those who served in World War 1
A Remembrance Service and unveiling of a Monument took place in Cobh, on Saturday 2nd of
June, to honour the 20 sailors Cobh lost at The Great Sea Battle of Jutland in 1916 and recognising
all those who served in World War 1.
A joint service held in St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, was hosted by Father John McCarthy,
Catholic Church and Reverend Paul Arbuthnot, Church of Ireland, highlighting that the whole
community was affected by the tragic loss of life at Jutland. A packed Cathedral watched as
a joint blessing then took place of twenty sailor’s caps, each representing the rank of those
Cobh men killed in action on the 31st of May/1st of June 1916. This included Commander
Richard Herbert Denny Townsend, the highest-ranking Irishman to die at Jutland.
Ms Eithne Wright, Chairwoman of the Jutland Memorial Society said “It was a very dignified
and emotional service”. Ms Wright is the great niece of Shipwright William McGrath lost on
HMS Queen Mary that day.
Following the Remembrance Service, a short procession led by Piper Adam Duggan, a symbolic
Pall Bearer detachment from the Irish Naval Service Reserve, the flag standards of the
Royal Naval Association of Ireland were followed by descendants carrying the twenty sailor’s
caps to the Bible Gardens of the Benedictine Nuns, St Benedict’s Priory, former British Admiralty
House.
There a Monument to their sacrifice was unveiled by County Mayor, Councillor Declan Hurley
at 3pm. It was jointly blessed by Father John McCarthy and the Reverend Paul Arbuthnot.
Wreaths were laid and a Bugler sounded the Last Post. This was followed by a 2-minute
silence which was concluded with a bell being rung 8 times, traditionally used to mark the
change of the duty watch on ships.
The event was concluded by Chev. Adrian Gebruers of St. Colman’s Cathedral where the
service began. At 4.03pm, marking the time the HMS Indefatigable sank, he played on the
Carillon Bells, the evocative “For Those in Peril at Sea” by John Dykes (1823-76) and then
at 4.25pm, marking the sinking of HMS Queen Mary, the beautiful “Abide with Me” by William
Monk (1823-89). All those gathered in the Bible Gardens had a grandstand seat for this
unique performance with beautiful views across a sunny harbour.
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2018 Home Nations Sea Angling Boat Championships (Cobh)
14/15 & 16th June
Cobh, will this year host the 2018 Home Nations Sea Angling Boat Championships which will
take place over three consecutive days from Thursday 14th through Saturday 16th June. Four
teams will make up the tournament which will see the cream of angling talent from Ireland,
England, Scotland and Wales take to our local waters in a bid to take home the honours.
As of Monday the four national teams began to arrive at the Commodore Hotel in Cobh, which
they will call home for the duration, and early Tuesday morning the rods and reels will be put
through their paces as practice begins.
Team Angling Manager Dan Lynch, Team Captain Pat Condon and fellow team members
Padraic Clear, John Dennehy, Graham Garvey and Michael Callaghan, some of who are no
strangers to the local area, having previously fished Cobh waters, all look forward to the
challenge.
The team would like to express their thanks to Cork County Council, Cathal Rasmussen and
Padraic Lynch. Patrick O’Shea and The Commodore Hotel. Michael callaghan & The Wild
Atlantic Way, Mooney Boats/Grundens Wet Gear. The Munster Council of the Irish
Federation of Sea Anglers would like to wish Team Ireland ‘All the best’.