Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1920-05-17-1922-02-18 — 1920-05-17
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Admiralty — Treeby, J. J. (Lighthouse keeper) — Duggan, John J. (Lighthouse keeper)
Abstract:
Files contain documents regarding Raids on Mizen Head during and after the Irish War of Independence. The Raids were carried out by the Irish Republican Army. The purpose of the Raids were to seize explosives used for firing explosive Fog Signal. Included below are extracts from reports by J. J.... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1921-06-21-1922-03-23 — 1921-06-21
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Crowley, J. (Lighthouse keeper) — Treeby, J. J. (Lighthouse keeper)
Abstract:
Files contain documents regarding Raids on Fastnet Lighthouse during and after the Irish War of Independence. The Raids were carried out by the Irish Republican Army. Included below are extracts from reports by J. J. Treeby, Principal Keeper and J. Crowley, Assistant Keeper: 20 June 1921: 'Fastnet... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1917-09-18-1921-11-21 — 1917-09-18
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Admiralty — Royal Irish Constabulary — Great Britain. Army — Ireland. Office of the Chief Secretary
Abstract:
Files contain documents regarding storage of explosives at Explosive Fog Signal Stations. Included are details of: quantities of explosives each stations, storage and security conditions (September 1917) ; police escort when transporting explosives (February 1919) ; stocks of explosives to be... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1915-03-03-1917-07-11 — 1915-03-03
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Admiralty — Murphy, Thomas P. (Lighthouse keeper) — Sweeney, J. J. (Lighthouse keeper) — O'Connor, James (Lighthouse keeper) — Hamilton, A. J. (Lighthouse keeper) [ … ]
Abstract:
File contains letters and telegrams from J. J. Sweeney, James O'Connor, and A. J. Hamilton, Assistant Keepers Mizen Head, and T. P. Murphy, Principal Keeper. Included are details of: instructions from Admiralty re reporting submarines or suspicious vessels ; reports of submarine sightings ; rewards... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Great Britain. Admiralty
Abstract:
Files contains documents re instruction from Admiralty Hydrographer that all Lights around the coast of Ireland be re-exhibited.
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1914-08-07-1917-05-12 — 1914-08-07
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Admiralty — Murphy, Thomas P. (Lighthouse keeper)
Abstract:
File contains letters and telegrams from T. P. Murphy, Principal Keeper Fastnet. Included are details of: instructions from Admiralty to inform all British Ships that War has broken out (6 August 1914) ; instructions from Admiralty to inform all vessels proceeding to Queenstown (Cobh) to ask Old... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1913-04-10-1914-11-05 — 1913-04-10
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Board of Trade — Great Britain. Admiralty
Abstract:
File contains Board of Trade letters re extinction of certain Lights during the War. Lights are to be extinguished and beacons removed only with the agreement of the Admiralty and must be extinguished at short notice if required. Included are telegrams from Irish Lights agreeing to these orders. The... [ … ]