Violet Jessop
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Violet Constance Jessop was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and nurse in the early 20th century. Jessop is best known for having survived the sinking of both the RMS Titanic in 1912 and her sister ship the HMHS Britannic in 1916, as well as having been onboard the eldest of the three sister ships, the RMS Olympic, when it collided with the British warship HMS Hawke in 1911.
Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform while assigned to HMHS Britannic.
Belgenland, on which Jessop went twice around the World
Irish Argentines
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Irish Argentines are Argentine citizens who are fully or partially of Irish descent. Irish emigrants from the Midlands, Wexford and many counties of Ireland arrived in Argentina mainly from 1830 to 1930, with the largest wave taking place in 1850–1870. The modern Irish-Argentine community is composed of some of their descendants, and the total number is estimated at between 500,000 and 1,000,000.
Irish-born Admiral William Brown, commonly known as the "father of the Argentine Navy", is regarded as one of Argentina's national heroes.
Group of Irishmen in Argentina in the 19th century
President Mauricio Macri and Irish Ambassador in Argentina, Jacqueline O’Halloran.
Irish Pub in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.