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We have visited many of Irelands Lighthouses over the years, but I do not think we have ever been to the one at Roche’s Point. Here we see the 17 horsepower Campbell oil engine and air compressor, it was installed at the Lighthouse in County Cork. I wonder what the machine was used for. Compressed air for a foghorn? I would also be nice to ascertain what type of oil the machine ran on.
Photographer: Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913
Collection: Commissioners of Irish Lights Photographic Collection
Date: Circa 1900-1910
NLI Ref: NPA CIL479
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Photographer: Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913
Collection: Commissioners of Irish Lights Photographic Collection
Date: Circa 1900-1910
NLI Ref: NPA CIL479
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Niall McAuley
A rather distant Streetview.
Niall McAuley
The lighthouse itself is from 1835, per the NIAH
Niall McAuley
Wikipedia says: A bell was established at Roche's Point in 1864 to warn mariners in poor visibility. This was replaced by a siren fog signal on 1 December 1898. The fog signal changed again in 1949 when a diaphone was installed with a character of one two-second blast every thirty seconds. In 1995 when the lighthouse was automated an electric fog signal (ELG 300–04) replaced the diaphone. This electric fog signal was connected to a fog detector which activated the fog signal if visibility fell below three nautical miles. The electric fog signal had a range of four nautical miles. On 11 January 2011 the Commissioners of Irish Lights, despite much opposition, discontinued all Irish fog signals. This brought an end to a long era of fog signaling at Roche's Point. I think it is likely we are looking at the engine/compressor for the 1898 fog signal.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Sounds good to me.
Niall McAuley
Here is a page about Campbell engines. The example on that page runs on "1.15 pounds of Russoline oil per hp per hour". Googling Russoline oil does not tell me much except that it was a Russian petroleum oil: The ordinary burning oils sold in Britain are American oils, Royal Daylight, Ordinary, Water White, and Tea Rose. The Russian oils are Russoline and Russian Lustre. The paraffin oils are Broxbourne Lighthouse, Young's paraffin oil, and similar oils by many other makers.
Carol Maddock
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30369211@N00/ Those companies managed to make their oils sound like perfumes.
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T'other side - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000742691 YouTube has several clips of Campbell engines still working - www.youtube.com/results?search_query=campbell+oil+engine
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia One of the videos states that the engine runs on Kerosene. I would say it was quite the logistical nightmare to keep the Lighthouses well stocked.
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Mr French / Lawrence captured the change from big bell to siren. See megazoom at full blast - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000329071 - with bell catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000325263 - with L-shaped siren(?) and gabled engine shed(?) Also from Mr Ball, both siren and bell - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000741020
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History of the company that built the engine discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9e686c4b-c89a...
Niall McAuley
In the 1901 census, here are John B. Sole, Principal "Irish Lights", with wife and daughter Anna Maria and Anna Maria. John Henry Murphy, Light keeper, with sister Mary Anne Henry Crowley, Assistant Light keeper, with wife Elizabeth and children Daniel, George and Alfred.
Niall McAuley
In 1911, James O'Connor, Lighthouse Keeper with wife Elizabeth and children Peter and Annie. Manus Warde, Lighthouse Keeper, with wife Margaret and daughter Kathleen. Alfred Scott, Lighthouse Keeper on his lonesome. The townland also includes coastguard and telegraphy staff for the stations just inland of the lighthouse.
Carol Maddock
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] And here are some of those Roche's Point children... A girl? and a boy A boy?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/47297387@N03 Names please!
Carol Maddock
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland Well then, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley/'s research... Maybe no girls at all, and they are Daniel, George, and Alfred Crowley? Or maybe they're some of the post-1911 census children. Therefore, Annie and Peter O'Connor, plus the toddler could be Kathleen Warde. Hugely tenuous, so don't judge me! 😀
Niall McAuley
Carol Maddock the nominal date range is 1900-1910, suggesting the first crew, but there is room for another keeper to be there with family in between censuseses
Carol Maddock
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30369211@N00/ Absolutely! Deffo chance of other childerseses in between censuseses.
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Raspberry! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oknB398XpSY
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Music to my ears.