Bright Light, White Water: The Lighthouses of Ireland.
Author: LONG, Bill.
Dublin: New Island, 1997. 224 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
“There is a great romance attached to lighthouses, whether they be located on wave-washed rocks, offshore islands, lonely capes, or at the end of harbour walls….A mystique which draws the onlooker to look within those high round walls….
Due to popular demand, Bright Light, White Water, Bill Long’s best-selling history of Irish lighthouses and their people, is now available as a paperback. Inviting his readers into the heart of the lighthouses which dot the Irish coast, Bill Long describes why and how each lighthouse was built in its locality, how it functions, and - most importantly - what kind of people ‘kept the light’ there, and their remarkable way of life.
The automation of The Baily in Howth in March of 1997 saw the demanning of the last Irish lighthouse to be ‘kept by keepers’, rather than by remote control. And in the not too distant future, technology will make the lighthouses themselves as obsolete as the keepers. However, the story of these lighthouses, and of the lives lived therein, has been captured by Bill Long in a heart-warming book which ensures that the romance and mystery of Irish lighthouses will live on.”
CONTENTS:-
Foreword by John Gore-Grimes
Introduction
An Historical Sketch:
World Sea-lights and Sea-marks
Part One.
The East Coast: Carlingford to Hook.
Part Two.
The South Coast: Dunmore East to Fastnet Rock.
Part Three.
South-West Coast: Crookhaven to Loop Head.
Part Four.
The West Coast: Black Head (Clare) to Eagle Island.
Part Five.
The North-West Coast: Black Rock (Sligo) to Tory Island.Part Six.
The North Coast: Lough Swilly to St. John’s Point (Down)
Part Seven.
Tenders, Bouys and Lightvessels
Control and Administration
Automation and the Lighthouse Keeper
Part Eight:
Appendices.
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Officials of Irish Lights
Lighthouse Keepers
Glossary of Lighthouse Terms
Acknowledgements
List of colour photographs
Index
ISBN: 1874597642
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