Cable Bar, Ballyhornan
Introduction
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Cable Bar, Ballyhornan
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 23 Sep 2011
Ballyhornan was the terminus of an undersea cable beneath the Irish Sea which provided communications with mainland Britain and, via the Rugby Wireless Station, with North America. The ruins of the old cable repeater station stands opposite the bar. http://atlantic-cable.com/Cables/1929IrelandIOM/index.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
54.301804
Longitude
-5.556069