Titanic Exhibition

[muppet]

Tyrone next for Sam Allardyce.


Well hey dippitty doo!

[Never beat the deeler]

The whole idea of 'celebrating' the Titanic doesn't sit right with me.

This story points to a more poignant way of remembering those that were lost:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maura-kelly/centenary-spawns-titanic-_b_1402547.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#es_share_ended

14 people from the village of Addergoole were on the Titanic and 11 of them lost their lives.

More here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17557619

[muppet]

The whole idea of 'celebrating' the Titanic doesn't sit right with me.

This story points to a more poignant way of remembering those that were lost:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maura-kelly/centenary-spawns-titanic-_b_1402547.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#es_share_ended

14 people from the village of Addergoole were on the Titanic and 11 of them lost their lives.

More here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17557619

Now a century later, ancestors of the lost villagers and neighbors will commemorate the "Addergoole 14" in a series of poignant new events.

That would be a far more interesting thing to see than the Titanic!

[saffron sam2]

Expect to see ship building in general and the Titanic in particular being introduced into curriculum for schools in the north.  This would mean half the required numbers could be guaranteed from school trips.

As a couple of posters above have alluded to, the anti-Catholic sectarianism of H&W is one of only two things that most people associate with that company (the other being the Titanic). I can assume therefore that this practice is given equal coverage in the new flagship building, particularly since much of the worst excesses of sectarianism occurred in the same year Titanic sank.

Or maybe not.

Is there an iceberg in there as well?

Why should there be an iceberg in there as well?
Was the iceberg built in Belfast?
Did it discriminate on the basis of religion?

[Eamonnca1]

Why should there be an iceberg in there as well?
Was the iceberg built in Belfast?
Did it discriminate on the basis of religion?

More importantly, was it a catholic iceberg or a protestant iceberg?

[Eamonnca1]

I have to laugh at free staters slagging off northern architecture. The tallest building in Dublin has a roof on it like a child's origami project and the national parliament building looks like a reform school.

Would you kindly post evidence of this slagging off of Northern Architecture by free staters?

This p***k!!

You northerners are terrible at architecture

Notice how he posted at exactly the same time as me, the scitter.

[johnneycool]

Expect to see ship building in general and the Titanic in particular being introduced into curriculum for schools in the north.  This would mean half the required numbers could be guaranteed from school trips.

As a couple of posters above have alluded to, the anti-Catholic sectarianism of H&W is one of only two things that most people associate with that company (the other being the Titanic). I can assume therefore that this practice is given equal coverage in the new flagship building, particularly since much of the worst excesses of sectarianism occurred in the same year Titanic sank.

Or maybe not.

Is there an iceberg in there as well?

Why should there be an iceberg in there as well?
Was the iceberg built in Belfast?
Did it discriminate on the basis of religion?

No iceberg, no story.

Simples.

[muppet]

I have to laugh at free staters slagging off northern architecture. The tallest building in Dublin has a roof on it like a child's origami project and the national parliament building looks like a reform school.

Would you kindly post evidence of this slagging off of Northern Architecture by free staters?

This p***k!!

You northerners are terrible at architecture

Notice how he posted at exactly the same time as me, the scitter.

His spoof posts was 2 days after your post. My question to you is still unanswered.

[Maguire01]

800,000 visitors in year 1 and only needing 290,000 to break even.

Even with a possible significant fall-off in future years, it's a decent start.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22263955

[Eamonnca1]

My question to you is still unanswered.

I know. Terrible, isn't it?

[Eamonnca1]

800,000 visitors in year 1 and only needing 290,000 to break even.

Even with a possible significant fall-off in future years, it's a decent start.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22263955

What's that they were saying about white elephants?

[ziggysego]

800,000 visitors in year 1 and only needing 290,000 to break even.

Even with a possible significant fall-off in future years, it's a decent start.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22263955

What's that they were saying about white elephants?

Come back to us in a few years and ask us that question.

[BennyCake]

I've never been, nor intend to go, but I'd imagine it's a place you'd only want to see once. In five years, it'll be struggling. If not before.

I honestly think the whole thing is very distateful. What was it, 700 odd people die and they're celebrating it? They should hang their heads in shame. Any other city would want to try and rid themselves of any connection with such a thing. But not Belfast!

[Hound]

I've never been, nor intend to go, but I'd imagine it's a place you'd only want to see once. In five years, it'll be struggling. If not before.

I honestly think the whole thing is very distateful. What was it, 700 odd people die and they're celebrating it? They should hang their heads in shame. Any other city would want to try and rid themselves of any connection with such a thing. But not Belfast!

Its in no way a celebration. Very sombre, very interesting, quite impressive. Stories of the unfortunate victims and the lucky survivors plays a major part in the exhibition.

[laoislad]

Went there in January and I thought it was excellent.
Really enjoyed the few hours I spent there.