This is the Mizen by John D’Alton
(Gascanane, €30)
The shooting of president Abraham Lincoln in April 1865 was first relayed to Europe through a Reuters agency employee stationed in a signal tower near Crookhaven, west Cork. The tower, used as a telegraph office, played a critical role in the breaking news which meant that Crookhaven heard of the event earlier than Cork or London.
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