The Lightkeeper: A Memoir

by Patricia Ahern and Gerald Butler

Gerald Butler was one of Ireland's last lightkeepers. Until they were fully automated in the 1990s, Gerald spent over 21 years tending to many lighthouses around the coast of Ireland. In "The Lightkeeper" he recalls with passion the thrills, trials, tragedies, triumphs and dangers of serving on lighthouses such as Bull Rock, Mizen Head, the Old Head of Kinsale and the infamous Fastnet Rock. Throughout his captivating story, he recollects the terrible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908308257
• ISBN13: 9781908308252
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Liffey Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"