Irish Mother |
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|---|---|
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| Biological Information | |
| Full name |
Irish mother |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
April 15, 1912 (age 39) |
| Cause |
Drowned |
| Background Information | |
| Family | |
| Hometown |
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Religion |
Catholic |
| Titanic Statistics | |
| Boarded |
Southampton, England |
| Destination |
New York, U.S.A. |
| Class |
Third-Class |
| Fate |
Perished in stateroom with her children |
| Production | |
| Classification |
Fictional character |
| Portrayal | |
The Irish mother is a third-class passenger who boarded the RMS Titanic with her young son and daughter.
Biography[]
She is first seen with her children, looking for their stateroom upon boarding the ship. They pass by Jack and Fabrizio while roaming.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, she and her children attempted to get to lifeboats but were locked behind the third class gates. In the end, realizing that their situation is hopeless, she took her son and daughter back to their cabin, and told them the story of Tir Na Nog as they fell asleep. The three perished in their stateroom together, albeit the cause of their deaths is unknown, either drowning (most likely) or being killed by water pressure due to the stern’s implosion.
She was last seen along with her two children in Rose's dream sequence, applauding her.
Behind the scenes[]
- Her telling the story of Oisin and Niamh to kids while they sleep was an ad-lib. The script only said she tells her kids a bedtime story with no specification as to what bedtime story. The actress, Jenette Goldstein was confused what to do as she did not know what bedtime story to tell. Many of the producers, who were Irish, suggested she tell the story of Oisin and Niamh to her kids, as it is fitting to the scene, as the two in the story go to the land of Tir na nÖg; a land of eternal youth and beauty, and the kids will forever be young and beautiful in death.