Great Lighthouses of Ireland

Name: Great Lighthouses of Ireland
Released: 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jim Norton

TV Show · Documentary

The story of Ireland's lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country's survival. For all their romance and mystery, lighthouses remain an important part of Ireland's maritime infrastructure.

2019 · 50m

Starring Jim Norton

Director Frank Delaney

EPISODE 1

A Nation Surrounded

County Wexford's historic Hook Head, the country's first lighthouse; why keepers loved being stationed at Ballycotton.
EPISODE 2

Feats of Engineering

Discovering how Ireland became a world leader in lighthouse engineering. Often working in hostile and treacherous natural locations, Ireland's lighthouse engineers and builders use great ingenuity to achieve what seemed impossible.
EPISODE 3

Witnesses to History

Lighthouses witness major chapters in history, from shipwrecks to maritime events in both WWI and WWII.
EPISODE 4

A Bright Future

A look at the future of lighthouses in the age of electronic and GPS navigation, and a former lighthouse keeper makes a poignant return to the Skelligs lighthouse.