Tributes at Titanic memorial
Monday, 30 November 2009
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Belfast Titanic Society has marked the 50th anniversary of the relocation of the Titanic Memorial into the grounds of the City Hall.
In November 1959 the process was begun to relocate the memorial from Donegall Square North. After 39 years its position in the middle of the road had become a traffic hazard.
Society chairman Una Reilly said: “Descendants of those whose names are inscribed on the Titanic Memorial came together along with Titanic Society members and Belfast city councillors to mark this date. Many people are unaware of the Titanic Memorial’s location in Belfast and we feel we should draw attention to its presence in the city.”
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Are we the only country in the world that has memorials and areas of the city dedicated to something that was built there, and then ultimately led to a disaster?? By no stretch of the imagination am I indicating any sort of faulty workmanship leading to the tragedy, but I do fail to see why we continue to harp on about Titanic when the harsh reality is, it sank on 1st journey. Would the money not be better spent on other areas of society? Why are we forever looking back - its time to move forward.
Posted by Lost? | 30.11.09, 12:03 GMT