Cape Clear Island

To the right of the hostel is the Old Telegraph House, where news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination reached Europe. In those days, ships passing Fastnet Rock on their way to Northern Ireland or Scotland would send a pouch of telegrams by boat to Cape Clear Island for retransmission to Europe. (Not long afterwards, undersea cables made the Old Telegraph House redundant for international traffic.)

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Walking in Ireland - General Information:

Introduction

Types of walking trips

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Walks in Northern Ireland:

Giant's Causeway

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Rathlin Island

Guide: Chris Murphy

Walks in Southwest Ireland:

Heir Island

Glengarriff Nature Reserve

Guides: SouthWestWalks Ireland

Molly Gallivan's Cottage and Traditional Farm

Bunratty Manor Hotel (Shannon Airport)

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