Transatlantic cables
Subject: Transatlantic cables
From: Aubrey O'Callaghan (ocallaghan@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 03:48:18 EST
The discussion of trans-atlantic cables reminded me of a very enjoyable
restaurant I used to visit in Co. Wicklow. It is called Tinakilly House.
Built by Robert Halpin who was first engineer on the Great Eastern when she
laid the first transatlantic cable... now you are all wondering what this
has to do with navigation.
Well, the cable broke after laying 1862 miles of the 2600 mile length.
Apparently Halpin returned later to the place where it broke and grappled
it to the surface repaired the cable and finished the job. This surely must
have required some navigation skills. I have searched the web, but there is
scant information about this. Below was the site I found the information
about Halpin.
www.tinakilly.ie/Pages/history.html
Aubrey.
At 03:58 21-03-03, Jared Sherman wrote:
>George-
> You can find the story directly at http://atlantic-cable.com/Article/Combe/
>
>There is no reason to visit
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sextants/message/877. That page simply
>directs you to the URL above, and imposes Yahoo Pop-up advertising on you.
