BIBLIOGRAPHY


Hydrographer of the Navy: Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals, Volume A (Hydrographic Office, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, UK). Annual publication


Hydrographer of the Navy: Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volumes 2 & 8 (Hydrographic Office, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, UK). Annual publication


Hydrographer of the Navy: IALA Maritime Buoyage System, Edition 5—1994 (Hydrographic Office Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, UK).


Commissioners of Irish Lights: Beam: The Journal of the Irish Lighthouse Service (periodical publication, now annual)


John S. Sloane: A Manual for Lightkeepers (J. Goggins, Dublin: 1873)


C.W. Scott: History of the Fastnet Lighthouses, illustrated with thirty-five reproductions of photographs to which are appended thirty-four plates of reduced copies of working drawings(Commissioners of Irish Lights, 1906; facsimile reprint: Schull Books, Co. Cork; Phone & fax + 353 (0) 28-37317); also obtainable from Bantry Bookstore, New Street, Bantry, Co. Cork - phone & fax +353 (0) 2750064; e-mail: bantrybk@iol.ie;


W. Valentine Ball: Reminiscences and Letters of Sir Robert Ball (Cassell & Co Ltd, London: 1915)


By the author of “The life of Sir James Nicholas Douglass, F.R.S.”: Life of William Douglass etc formerly Engineer-in-Chief to the Commissioners of Irish Lights (printed for private circulation: 1923)


D. Alan Stevenson: The World’s Lighthouses before 1820 (Oxford University Press, London: 1959)*


Frode Hansen: Design and construction of Kish Bank Lighthouse; and A.D.H. Martin: Kish Bank Lighthouse; Mechanical, Electrical and Radio Equipment (Transactions of the institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, Vol. 92 June 1965 to May 1966: The Institution of Engineers in Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.)


Dr T. G. Wilson: The Irish Lighthouse Service (Allen Figgis, Dublin: 1968)


Patrick Beaver: A History of Lighthouses (Peter Davies, London: 1971)*


Lee Chadwick: Lighthouses and Lightships (Dobson Books Ltd, London: 1971)*


D.B. Hague and R. Christie: Lighthouses: Their Architecture, History and Archaeology (Gomer Press, Llandysul, Dyfed: 1975) *


G.A. Walton and others: Royal Irish Academy Inishtearaght Expeditions 1973/1975: Interim Report to the Royal Irish Academy on Expeditions to Inishtearaght, 23rd 29th July 1973 and 9th to 13th May 1975 (Department of Zoology, University College Cork: 1976; seven copies printed)


Des Lavelle: Skellig: island outpost of Europe (The O'Brien Press, Dublin: 1976)*


Kenneth Sutton-Jones: Pharos: The Lighthouse Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (Michael Russell Publishing Ltd, Salisbury: 1985


Des Lavelle: The Skelligs Story (The O’Brien Press, Dublin: 1993)*


Bill Long: Bright Light, White Water: The Story of Irish Lighthouses and Their People (New Island Books, Dublin: 1993) *


Lynn F. Pearson: Lighthouses (Shire Publications Ltd, Cromwell House, Church Street, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire: 1995)*


Commissioners of Irish Lights: For the Safety of All: The Commissioners of Irish Lights— Ireland’s Lighthouse Service in profile (Commissioners of Irish Lights: 1996). Out of print.


Bob MacAlindin: No Port in a Storm (Whittles Publishing, Roseleigh House, Harbour Road, Latheronwheel, Caithness, KW5 6DW, Scotland: 1998)*


Philip Plisson & Guillaume Plisson: Phares Ouest: les Phares majeurs de l’arc Atlantique; photography by Philip Plisson & Guillaume Plisson; text (in French) by Daniel Charles (Éditions du Chêne, France 1999); English text edition entitled Atlantic Lights from Shetland to Gibraltar (Editions Pecheur D’images, Parc d’activitès de Kermarquer, B.P. 85, 56470 La Trinitè-sur-Mer, France)


John Eagle: An Eagle’s View of Irish Lighthouses (Eagle’s Eye Publications, Eyeries, Beara, Co. Cork: 1999)*


Peter Williams: Beacon on the Rock: the Dramatic history of lighthouses from Ancient Greece to the present day (Arum Press Ltd, 25 Bedford Avenue, London, WC1B 3AT: 2001)*


Anthony Lane: Guiding Lights: The Design and Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732 (Tempus Publishing Ltd, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2QG, England: 2001)*


James Morrissey: A History of the Fastnet Lighthouse (Crannog Books, 28 Foxrock Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18)*


*The Commissioners of Irish Lights do not accept responsibility for the accuracy of these publications.


LIBRARIES, ETC


The National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2: (a) Hayes Manuscript Sources of the Irish Civilisation (indexed under Subject, Name, Location); (b) National and Local Newspaper Collection, Republic of Ireland; (c) Antiquarian Publications; (d) Parliamentary Papers.


National Photographic Archive National Library, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin 2: (a) Commissioners of Irish Lights Collection; (b) Panoramic Photograph Albums between 1905 and 1908 containing coastal scenes including lighthouses around Ireland (Albums 5, 6, 13, 21, 22 and 24).


National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8: (a) Office of Public Works—Archive Collection; (b) Journals of the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, Port Committee Meeting Minutes; (c) Parliamentary Papers; (d) Records of F. Barrett & Co, Lighthouse Engineers (Business Records Survey: BRS DUB 145).


The Institution of Engineers of Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4: (a) Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers (annual publication); (b) IEI - Journal (monthly publication)


Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1: Irish Builder (microfilm)


Dublin City Library, 138-142 Pearse Street, Dublin 2: (a) Gilbert Collection; (b) National Newspapers.


Public Records Office, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY.


Belfast City Central Library, Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EA: (a) Northern Ireland Newspaper Collection; (b) Antiquarian Publications.


Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT1 5GD.




MUSEUMS, EXHIBITIONS


Maritime Institute of Ireland Museum, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.


Mizen Vision —Mizen Head Fog Signal Station, Goleen, Skibbereen, Co. Cork.


Hook Heritage, Hook Head Lighthouse, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford.


Inishowen Maritime Museum, Inishowen, Co. Donegal.


Skelligs Experience Centre, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry.


Guillemot Lightship Museum, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford.


Call of the Sea, North Road, Castletownbere, Co. Cork




DOCUMENTARY FILMS & VIDEOS


Discovery Series: Irish Lights Documentary—RTE, 1964 (an excellent film of lighthouse reliefs on the south-west coast; includes the original Bull Rock optic)


A Lighthouse on the Kish —produced and directed by Rex Roberts for the Commissioners of Irish Lights, 1966 (concerns the building of the Kish Lighthouse).


The Land is the Danger —RTE, 1970 (a well produced and realistic general account of the Service in 1970)


Lighthouse Crafts —Film Corporation of Ireland, 1991: produced for RTE’s Hands series (concerns crafts and hobbies of Lighthouse Keepers)


The Keepers’ Last Watch —BBC Northern Ireland, 1997: Home Truths series (concerns the redundancy of Lighthouse Keepers as a consequence of automation; features Tory Island, St John’s Point Down, and Baily)


Lighthouses of Ireland: Sentinels of the Sea—Point 2 Multimedia, 1997 (Approx 1 hr 44 mins on two videos; covers Hook Head, Ballycotton, Roches Point, Fastnet, Skelligs, Tory Island, Maidens and Baily; there are some inaccuracies in the commentary). Obtainable from PBS Home Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1694, USA


Out of the Blue: Series 3, Programme 1—Lighthouses—RTE Cork (part of a series of TV programmes on marine matters; covers visits to Fastnet and Skelligs lighthouses, and interviews with Attendants)


CONVERTED LIGHTHOUSES


Wicklow Head original rear tower (built 1781 and discontinued 1818) has been rebuilt internally by The Irish Landmark Trust (phone: +353-1-6704733; fax: +353-1-6704887; e-mail: landmark@iol.ie; Website: www.irishlandmark.com) and can be rented for self-catering holidays.


PHOTOGRAPHS


John Eagle, Derrivore, Eyeries, Beara, Co. Cork ('phone +353 (0)27 74275, e-mail: eaglejr@indigo.ie), publishes an extensive series of picture postcards and larger prints depicting Irish lighthouses. Website: http://www.JohnEaglePhotography.com

Andreas Köllner and Claudia Beurer, Gabrielstrasse 6, 4100 Duisburg 1, Germany (phone & fax + 49-203-377250), email: koellner_geo@gmx.de have taken photographs of many Irish Lighthouses and can provide colour prints on request.

Philip Plisson, Pêcheur D'Images, BP85, 56470 Trinité-sur-Mer (phone +33-2-97301212; fax +33-2-297301120; e-mail: PECHEUR-DIMAGES-PROD@wanadoo.fr; or photo@plisson.com; Websites: www.plisson.com and http://phototheque.plisson.com/) specialist in marine photography, can provide photos of many Irish lighthouses, publishes an Irish Lighthouse poster and publishes a number of books of photographs on lighthouse, maritime, and Irish scenes.

Jean Guichard, website: www.jean-guichard.com ; e-mail: jean.guichard@wanadoo.fr.

Michael MacSweeney, Provision; e-mail: mike@provision.ie.

Sheena Jolley, website: http://www.sheenajolleyphotography.com/; e-mail: sheenajolley@gmail.com, mainly wildlife photography but has photographs of a few lighthouses

John Herriot,, irelandphotography.com; http://www.irelandphotography.com/updates.html

Liam Blake, e-mail: liam.blake@realireland.ie

We have donated our historic photographs to the National Library of Ireland National Photographic Archive: National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2; telephone: +353-1 6030 371; fax: +353-1 6777 451; e-mail: photoarchive@nli.ie ; website: http://www.nli.ie/ These photos include quite a number of Fastnet Lighthouse under construction.