Point of interest
Marconi Radio Station
6 locals recommend,
Location
Mannin, G
Derrigimlagh
Tips from locals
Officially opened on 12 December 1907, used for commercial signalling between Clifden and Glace Bay in Nova Scotia. The Station was attacked by Republican forces in July 1922. The Marconi Company sought compensation from the New Free State Government, which was not forthcoming, the station closed some time afterwards.
Marconi communication station - Guglielmo Marconi caused a communications sensation when he transmitted wireless messages from his station at Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland on 12th December 1901. Having received a grant of $80,000 from the Canadian Government to build a station at Glace Bay in Nova Scotia, he commenced the task of perfecting wireless communication with Poldhu from late 1902. He experienced extreme difficulty in providing commercially viable communications and decided to move his easterly station as far west as possible and decided on Clifden (Derrigimlagh) after making tests at a number of sites.
Marconi communication station - Guglielmo Marconi caused a communications sensation when he transmitted wireless messages from his station at Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland on 12th December 1901. Having received a grant of $80,000 from the Canadian Government to build a station at Glace Bay in N…
A lovely 5km interactive walk around the first trans-Atlantic communication base.