On this March afternoon, Irish music skirls through the parking lot of our Titanic Museum Attraction.
A laughing little boy attempts to imitate his sister’s lively Irish jig as their parents smile, clapping.
“That’s right, Bobby,” she says. “Put your leg out like this, then back.”
Others exiting vehicles glance over, smiling as they near the museum. It is Irish Month, and guests will be swept into the history of this magnificent ship, its passengers, its sense of adventure, with an Irish twist.
Children in our Music Gallery express their responses to Irish culture as they enthusiastically engage the music. Two little girls with matching tartan skirts seem enchanted, twirling and moving their arms in graceful, birdlike rhythm.
Museum guests may encounter Irish passengers, including John Kiernan who, with his brother Phillip, helped the Murphy sisters obtain tickets. Guests may also see Anna Kelly, one of only three survivors of the Addergoole 14 from Addergoole Parish, County Mayo, Ireland. Guests might even glimpse Joseph Dawson, smudged with coal dust from working as a trimmer near Titanic’s boilers.
Throughout Irish Month, Titanic Museum Attraction honors Irish culture, which endured its hardships over the centuries and reminds us that, despite setbacks, life is to be celebrated.
3235 76 Country Blvd., Branson, MO
(800) 381-7670
