Valentia Island and Irish transatlantic landing sites (1866–present)

1. First Atlantic cable attempt begins at Ballycarbery

   Aug 5, 1857Labels: Ballycarbery Strand, Valentia Harbour

   • Atlantic Cable
   • Gutenberg
   • Wikipedia

2. Queen Victoria’s transatlantic message sent from Valentia

   Aug 16, 1858Labels: Queen Victoria, Valentia Station

   • UNESCO
   • ValentiaIsland ie
   • Wikipedia

3. 1865 cable-laying attempt starts from Foilhommerum Bay

   Jul 15, 1865Labels: Foilhommerum Bay, SS Great

   • Wikipedia
   • Atlantic Cable
   • UNESCO

4. First permanent transatlantic cable reaches Heart’s Content

   Jul 27, 1866Labels: Foilhommerum Bay, Heart s

   • UNESCO
   • IEEE
   • Wikipedia

5. Anglo-American opens Foilhommerum station for public service

   Jul 27, 1866Labels: Anglo-American Telegraph, Foilhommerum Station

   • Atlantic Cable
   • UNESCO

6. Permanent cable station built and operations move to Knightstown

   Jan 1, 1868Labels: Knightstown Station, Valentia Island

   • UNESCO
   • CableTrail
   • Geograph

7. Heart’s Content station completed as the western sister hub

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Heart s, Valentia Station

   • UNESCO
   • Wikipedia

8. Coded Rising warning sent via Valentia during Easter 1916

   Apr 23, 1916Labels: Valentia Station, Easter Rising

   • CableTrail
   • IrishAmerica
   • IrishExaminer

9. Valentia cable station becomes a major local employer

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Knightstown Station, Local Workforce

   • CableTrail
   • UNESCO

10. Heart’s Content closes as telegraph era winds down

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: Heart s, Telegraph Closure

    • Wikipedia
    • IEEE

11. Valentia transatlantic cable station closes after a century

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: Valentia Station, Knightstown

    • UNESCO
    • CableTrail
    • ValentiaIsland ie

12. PTAT-1 lands in Ireland, bringing fiber-era transatlantic links

    Jan 1, 1989Labels: PTAT-1, Ballinspittle

    • Wikipedia

13. Hibernia Atlantic system brings modern landing station to Dublin

    Apr 1, 2001Labels: Hibernia Atlantic, Dublin Landing

    • Atlantic Cable
    • Journal ie

14. Transatlantic Cable Ensemble added to UNESCO Tentative List

    Jan 26, 2023Labels: Transatlantic Cable, UNESCO Tentative

    • UNESCO