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Michael O'Neill, Chairman of the Commissioners of Irish Lights speaking at the Baily Lighthouse automation ceremony. He presented the flag to Eugene O'Sullivan, saying, "It is fitting that the last Principle Keeper on duty in our service is Mr. Eugene O'Sullivan. Mr. O'Sullivan is a fourth generation Lightkeeper. Eugene's father was Danny O'Sullivan, better known to the world as a naturalist, writer and poet than a Lightkeeper. His grandfather was lost from Bull Rock Lighthouse in 1917. His great-grandfather was the first in his family to join the Lighthouse Service. If anyone represents the generations of Lightkeepers and Lightkeeping families, it is surely Eugene.
I present this flag to him today on behalf of mariners through the ages, who have had cause to be thankful for the contribution of Lightkeepers and Lightshipmen through the centuries. I wish him and his fellow Keepers well, and thank them all most sincerely on behalf of the Commissioners of Irish Lights."
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Irish Keeper Era Ended at Bailey Lighthouse
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