RTE - Great Lighthouses of Ireland (2018) Part 3 Witnesses to History

Great Lighthouses of Ireland tells the story of Ireland's lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country's survival with spectacular scenes from Hook Head, Skelligs, Blacksod, Galley Head and Ballycotton with incredible stories from former lighthouse keepers.

Part 3 Witnesses to History

The First World War; The sinking of the Lusitania; The D-Day Weather Report; Irish lighthouses and Met Éireann; Lightships and the Daunt Rock lightship rescue; Wrecks around Ireland's coast; The creation of the Commissioners of Irish Lights in 1867; The IRA raid the Fastnet; The annual Commissioners' tour of inspection; Europe's most hazardous helicopter landing; The vital role of radio.

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