Morrissey, James.

A history of the Fastnet lighthouse / James Morrissey. - xiv, 105 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 35 cm. + hbk.

Includes index.

Signals for sailors -- The first Fastnet lighthouse -- William Douglas -- The new Fastnet lighthouse -- Conditions in West Cork in the 1890's -- The construction of challenge -- A faultless specimen of masonry -- Completion and testing -- Sir Robert Ball -- Guglielmo Marconi -- Rules and regulations for lighkeepers -- Recollections of a fastnet keeper -- Fastnet reliefs -- The Fastnet race -- Modernisation of Fastnet -- Personal log.

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