Bull Rock Lighthouse Keeper, Co. Cork, Ireland 1979
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- A small island off the Beara Peninsula battered by the Atlantic is home and workplace for the keepers of the Bull Rock Lighthouse.
A stark reminder of the power of the sea, the remains of the Calf Rock stands a few miles off the tip of the Beara Peninsula off west Cork. The rough seas took their toll on the lighthouse in November 1881 when it was destroyed by a violent storm. The six men on the rock had to wait for six weeks before being rescued.
Eight years later, another lighthouse beam could be seen in the area with the construction of a lighthouse on the Bull Rock.
Lighthouse Keeper Tommy Power has spent all his working life in lighthouses on and off the coast. A native of Castletownbere, Tommy comes from a family of lighthouse keepers. For Tommy, life on Bull Rock was challenging at first but as time goes by you get used to it. Having spent most of his working life away from his family, he says it is like going to the office every morning.
Times have changed with advancements in technology since Tommy Power joined the service. The dangerous boat trips have now been replaced with short helicopter journeys on and off the rock.
Three new recruits, who have just finished four months training at the Irish Lights Headquarters in Dublin, arrive on the rock by helicopter for a two week stay. Now, they will spend a few weeks at a time on various lighthouses around the coast. They will spend their first term of duty on an island on Bull Rock and their only contact with the mainland will be by phone or radio.
John, Francis, and Gerry now have the opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. Conditions on the Bull are much better than they used to be and the men who manned the Bull Rock in 1889 would hardly recognise the place which now has central heating, a telephone to the mainland and even a television. The recruits also have their own living quarters with many modern conveniences.
The life of a lighthouse keeper is a lonely and often uncomfortable one.
This episode of ‘PM’ was broadcast on 23 January 1979. The reporter is Doireann Ní Bhriain.
The music accompanying the programme was composed by Jolyon Jackson.
‘PM’ was a magazine series reporting on aspects of Irish life with interludes for music from Irish performers.
‘PM’ first began on Tuesday, 20 September 1977 and was initially aired three nights a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7.00pm on RTÉ 1.
The original presenters John O’Donoghue, Áine O’Connor, Nicholas Coffey and Doireann Ní Bhriain were later joined by Pat Kenny. - เพลง
This is the kind of unnerving thing they'd show you in primary school back in the day
Diggin the vintage analog sounds.
Changes the whole tone of the video.
Very cool!
Like The Warriors movie sound track.
I've always been fascinated by lighthouses and this guy got to work in one for many years.
Lighthouse keeper romanticizing
The hair on yer man, permanently landscaped by the fierce wind.
crying làughing here
His hair is like a giant rogue wave.
This is such an eerie watch
Tommy power I'm proud two say was my uncle a pure gentleman you couldn't meet nicer he certainly earned his money,rest in peace Tommy....cormac McCarthy.............
The sound design on this was chefs kiss
I enjoyed this , very well put together.
At the very end having the camera pan away to one of young recruits playing an Oberheim or Moog in the corner woulda been a nice touch 😆
...then he could say 'And now, something completely different'.
Very foreboding music. I was terrified!! ))
Could have swore I was watching a Pink Floyd video for a moment there, incredible stuff
Music from an late 60s sci fi movie for sure, I noticed a TV Ariel, pretty safe not having a TV licence out there. Hats off to them guys it was a tough job
I scuba dived off the Bull and the Calf rock about 15 years. It could only be attempted in the calmest of conditions.
@@Fisher-King There are probably a handful of days in the year when you can dive there, but underwater here is like another world, lots of colour from jewel anemones, sponges and so on. Plenty of pollock, wrasse, lobsters and even octopus.
The visibilty can be upto 30 metres on the west coast of Ireland which surprises a lot of people, water temperatures can get upto 15 degrees in Summer so a drysuit will keep you plenty warm.
I'm fascinated by the Bull Rock. Wondered if the tunnel continues downward or if so how far below surface does it reach?
Great film 👍
Went there a few days ago with Dursey boat tours and id highly recommend it its unreal..The West of Ireland is amazing im a Dub but the West is just different gravy altogether and must be protected at all costs
A fascinating job.
Very cool video
This reminds me of the film SOLARIS
poor Tommy, i could tell he was nervous during that interview but he didn't really want to reveal his feelings too much although the interviewer kept pressing the matter. It's like Bull Rock with its jagged edges, Tommy got tough ones of his own living there all those years and now its difficult to penetrate the shell...
it would have been hard for some people but for some it was nice and peaceful 👍
Great for the time
I wish they had recorded the fog siren going off would love to hear what it sounded like 😭
So would i
Many a time i passed it on my way to the fishing grounds
There's a part of me that's always been a lighthouse keeper.
Did RTE have a radiophonic workshop? This rules
Makes a nice change from diddle-e-i music anyway.
Defiantly a difficult life, hard to imagine the appeal of it.
You're working a few weeks on then a few weeks off so when you're at work you're not spending money then when you're home you can enjoy the time off with plenty money in your pocket. That's how you find men (usually men) willing to do jobs Like these.
3-4 weeks on and off better pay for Rock lights than lets say Crookhaven lighthouse
I'd live there
I’d say he had a big problem with dampness !
I was waiting for John carpenters name to scroll across the screen, that ominous music sounded like the fog soundtrack
Exactly))
That sea is like a washing machine
Did Roger Eggers take inspiration from this somehow?
Robert Eggers latest film 'The Northman' was shot in Ireland & features a hurling match in it so there you go!
The sea looks somewhat rough there.
Id say some connections to get that job
Those guys in late 1881,
is that an ARP?
;)
Is this the new #boardsofcanada track ?
By 1991 it would be automated and unmanned
Producer #RTE find me an production where we can justify purchase of Synthesiser. #wickerman
Worth it.
The directors next movie was the thing🤔
It wold not be a nice place to be if the house was haunted
It would be nice company I suppose and it'll only be haunted by another lighthouse keeper so you'll have plenty in common.
I would love a haunted light house
Track I.d?
Ah the old half a dracula hair style, off Ireland past.
Craggy island.
Whoever did the music wants a kick into the boloks ,ruined a grand video
The music sounded like a horror film soundtrack.
No women I notice . No equality in them days !
What ar u? 12
Strong winds seem to have shaped the man’s hair.