Katie Buckley - Lost on RMS Titanic

“In loving memory of
Catherine (Katie) Buckley
Knockanemore, Ovens, Co. Cork.
March 6th 1889 – April 15th 1912
Lost on RMS Titanic
Beloved daughter and sister
Interred St. Joseph’s Cemetery,
West Roxbury, MA, USA.”

Memorial by Muskerry Local History Society October 2012

Yesterday was the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. 104 years ago, on 15th April, 1912.

News reports reminded of this plaque close to the church in Ovens, Co. Cork which I spotted a while back.

When there is a name and an image, it lifts the news beyond cold facts and numbers.

Twenty three years old and setting out on a new challenge.