Great Lighthouses of Ireland
Season 2 shares compelling stories of lightships, storms, and shipwrecks, the raw power of waves and the revolutionary transatlantic cable; and recounts the role of the Irish Lights in times of war. Examining the story of lighthouses and their continued importance, the series highlights the engineering, history, science, and the people behind these extraordinary structures.
Episode 202
Over on the east coast, the seabed, largely comprising sand and mud, is constantly changing. This is very evident at the notorious Kish Bank off the coast of Dublin, a shallow and dangerous sandbank. Since 1810, a series of lightships, and eventually a lighthouse, have helped mariners passing Kish Bank ((the lighthouse itself is an astounding feat of 20th century engineering).
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