First telegram by underwater cable

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Channel: RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA · 2008 · News & Politics

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Jennie O'Sullivan reports on the celebrations in Valentia, off the coast of Co. Kerry, to mark the first transmission of a telegram by underwater cable 150 years ago.

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