History<\/span><\/p>\n Ptolemy<\/a>‘s\u00a0Geography<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(2nd century AD) described a point called \u039d\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd (Notion<\/em>, “southern promontory”) which referred to Brow Head.<\/span><\/p>\n The signal tower on Brow Head is part of a chain of towers built in 1804, during\u00a0British rule<\/a>, to give warning of a French invasion. Originally the signalling was done with a system of flags and blackballs on masts. Brow Head, or Mallavogue, was a mining area in the 19th century and the remains of the mines and the miners’ houses can still be seen.\u00a0The first\u00a0copper ore<\/a>\u00a0was extracted here in 1852 and mining continued intermittently until at least 1906.<\/span><\/p>\n In 1904,\u00a0Marconi\u2019s Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.<\/a>\u00a0entered into a contract with the\u00a0Commissioners of Irish Lights<\/a>\u00a0to put telegraphic equipment and aerials on the\u00a0Fastnet Rock<\/a>. The telegraphic station was moved up to Brow Head where the signal tower equipment had been used for so long to contact passing ships. Messages were sent to the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse by signalling methods and then relayed to the Brow Head station by wireless telegraphy for relaying on to the recipients.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin_tablet=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#999999″ text_font_size=”10px” text_font_tablet=”” text_font_phone=”Didact Gothic||||||||” text_font_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Print Size 1117.6 x 152.4 mm (Unframed) – \u20ac140<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brow Head West Cork(Irish:\u00a0Ceann Br\u00f3)\u00a0is the most southerly point of mainland\u00a0Ireland. It is in the rural\u00a0townland\u00a0of Mallavogue near\u00a0Crookhaven\u00a0in\u00a0County Cork,\u00a0Ireland. It is 3.8\u00a0km east of\u00a0Mizen Head\u00a0at latitude 51.43\u00baN. Atlantic from Brow Head History Ptolemy’s\u00a0Geography\u00a0(2nd century AD) described a point called \u039d\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd (Notion, “southern promontory”) which referred to Brow Head. The signal tower on Brow Head is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Print Size 111.76 x 15.24 cm (Unframed) - \u20ac140<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brow Head West Cork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Irish<\/a>: Ceann Br\u00f3<\/em>) is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland<\/a>. It is in the rural townland<\/a> of Mallavogue near Crookhaven<\/a> in County Cork<\/a>, Ireland<\/a>. It is 3.8 km east of Mizen Head<\/a> at latitude 51.43\u00baN. Atlantic from Brow Head<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ptolemy<\/a>'s Geography<\/a><\/em> (2nd century AD) described a point called \u039d\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd (Notion<\/em>, \"southern promontory\") which referred to Brow Head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The signal tower on Brow Head is part of a chain of towers built in 1804, during British rule<\/a>, to give warning of a French invasion. Originally the signalling was done with a system of flags and blackballs on masts. Brow Head, or Mallavogue, was a mining area in the 19th century and the remains of the mines and the miners' houses can still be seen. The first copper ore<\/a> was extracted here in 1852 and mining continued intermittently until at least 1906.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1904, Marconi\u2019s Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.<\/a> entered into a contract with the Commissioners of Irish Lights<\/a> to put telegraphic equipment and aerials on the Fastnet Rock<\/a>. The telegraphic station was moved up to Brow Head where the signal tower equipment had been used for so long to contact passing ships. 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