# Light Hearted Lite #43 – Richard Cummins, Irish light keeper, part 1

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Published: 2026-05-24T04:01:05+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1740

## Resource

This is an edited version of a conversation that was first heard in December 2020. The guest is Richard Cummins, who was a keeper at Irish lighthouses for about a decade, ending in 1989. He spent time at the famous Fastnet Lighthouse; at Hook Head, one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the world, and others – more than 20 in all. This is part one of two parts. Part 2 will be in a future episode of Light Hearted Lite.

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