RTE - Great Lighthouses of Ireland (2018) Part 1 A Nation Surrounded

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 1 A Nation Surrounded

The Hood Head lighthouse the oldest operating lighthouse in the world; Becoming a lighthouse keeper; Ireland's dependence on the sea; Navigation from a ship's bridge; A life of service; A vicious storm at Eagle Island in 1895; The power of the sea; Sister Mary's first Communion; Life at the Ballycotton lighthouse.

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