Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio (Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland).
This video recounts the history of the Martello tower (Dublin 2 North) overlooking the East Pier in Howth. The original purpose of the Martello was as a defensive fort in the early part of the nineteenth century. It was feared by the British, who ruled Ireland at the time, that a French naval invasion of Ireland was imminent. A rebellion against Britain had taken place, assisted by a French military expedition, in 1798. The French and their Irish allies were defeated and subsequently a network of Martello towers was built, particularly around Dublin to prevent any further invasion attempts.
The Martello has direct links with the early days of telegraphy and wireless (radio). The first submarine telegraph cable connecting Ireland with the outside world came to the tower in 1852 from Holyhead in Wales.The Martello became a telecommunications hub with an onward network of connections to other locations in Ireland.
In the early part of the twentieth century the Martello was used by an American wireless pioneer, Lee de Forest, and also by the Marconi Company for wireless telegraphy experiments and demonstrations of the technology and its capabilities to the British Post Office.
The tower is now the location of a vintage radio museum since 2003. Pat Herbert is the owner of the items on display. Exhibits in the museum are included in this video including a demonstration of the amateur radio station located in the tower (EI0MAR).
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
rte.ie/ten Laura Delaney explores the best kept secret in the Martello Tower, Howth.
Short tour of Howth Radio Museum (Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio)
Short two-minute tour of the radio museum in Howth, Dublin, Ireland.
Soundwagon - Museum of Vintage Radio, Howth, Ireland
A rare gold Soundwagon, playing Oh What A Beautiful Morning (from Oklahoma), at the Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio (located in the Martello Tower overlooking the harbour in Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland). Recorded on October 13, 2008 with a Canon PowerShot SD870 IS camera by Michael Zelner.
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Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
A short tour of the vintage radio museum which is located in a Martello tower in Howth. An amateur radio station with the call-sign EI0MAR is located in the museum and it is active on most weekends using Morse code. The web site is ei0mar.org.
Ronan Kelly's Ireland: Fiona's Hurdy Gurdy tour
Howth's Hurdy Gurdy Vintage Radio Museum
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio media project by students of Coláiste Dhúlaigh
This video was made by media students of Coláiste Dhúlaigh as a final year project. It was first shown in the Irish Film Institute a few weeks ago.
Radiomuseum Howth
Es war für ihn der erste Kontakt in die große, weite Welt: Pat Herbert sammelt seit über 50 Jahren Radios und betreibt ein wunderbares Museum in Dublins Vorort Howth. Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio nimmt seine Besucher mit in eine andere Zeit und belohnt sie mit einem einzigartigen Blick über die Irische See.
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Hurdy Gurdy Man is a portrait of the life and work of Pat Herbert. Pat is a lifelong collector of vintage radios and gramophones, and over the past 60 years, he has amased a wonderful collection of everything from the earliest morse code inkers, to gramophones and radios which pre date both world wars. In 2003, Pat decided to display his collection to the public and established the Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio, which resides in the Martello Tower overlooking Howth Harbour, in County Dublin.
In early 2013, I approached Pat with the idea of making this short profile and he gladly agreed. In the film, Pat talks about his life, where his obsession with radio began, and what keeps him driven and passionate about all things radio and gramophone related. He ponders on the past and also tells us of his hopes for the future of his collection, and the museum itself. I have tried to capture some of his true essence in this 10 minute portrait.
Shot on the Canon 5D MKII
Lenses: Canon 24-105 f4
Canon 50mm Prime f1.8 L
Canon 100 mm Macro f 2.8 L
Edited in FCP 7
Credits:
Sound and Camera Assistant - Mark Birney
Poster Design - Natashe Efole
Directed filmed and edited - Stuart Duff
Special thanks goes to:
Melanie Adams
Conor Crosby
Joe Guilfoyle
John Moriarty
Dermot Rooney
and all the musicians and bands who kindly gave me permission to use their music.
Listowel Vintage Wireless Museum
The Museum was opened in 1986 to mark 50 years of Irish broadcasting. 1200 items are on display, there is an extensive collection of receivers, many of which are extremely rare. There is also an accompanying display of wireless paraphernalia: miniature crystal boxes, wireless trade signs, wet and dry batteries, and vintage wireless literature. There are impressive broadcasting valves from Radio and the BBC, and studio microphones from the 1930s and 1940s. The development of sound reproduction through the phonograph and gramophone is also part of the Museum's presentation. Many of the vintage receivers have been restored by the proprietor, Eddie Moylan, and are in perfect working order.
The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
While working in Connecticut, I decided to take a look at one of the local attractions.
EI100CQD 23-25 January 2009.
EI100CQD was a special amateur radio call-sign issued to the Howth Martello Radio Group (EI0MAR) at the vintage radio museum to commemorate a special event. Before SOS was adopted, CQD was the recognised radio distress signal. The first rescue at sea, where wireless telegraphy (morse code) was used, took place on 23 January 1909 when the SS Florida rammed the RMS Republic off Cape Cod. Jack Binns was the radio operator on the Republic, which was badly damaged. However, before it sank, he continued sending out the CQD distress call and guided other ships to the scene. Seven people lost their lives, but over 1900 people were rescued from the Republic. They were transferred to the Florida and then to the SS Baltic, which Jack Binns guided to the scene in dense fog. To commemorate this historic event, the call sign EI100CQD was allocated. Tony (EI5EM) is the operator seen in the clip. More information is available at jackbinns.org . The vintage radio museum site is ei0mar.org .
Romie - I've forgotten how to sing | Hurdy Gurdy Sessions
music & lyrics by ROMIE
ROMIE are Jule Heidmann & Paula Stenger
recorded at the radio museum in Howth
special thanks to Martha, Pat & Simon
Sing my love, sing for me
And fill my ears with gold
Will you still sing in 40 years
Like Joan is doin' so
I have forgotten how to sing
I have forgotten why
Will you my love sing for me
And bring my old heart home
I knew the way by heart
But now my eyes can't cry no more
Sing my love, oh sing for me
And bring my old heart home
The Martello Tower Howth Village (and how to get there)
The Martello Tower Howth Village. Museum of Vintage Radio - Martello Tower
Head Hits The Floor - Bojangled
Bojangled in Krugers, Howth, Dublin. Charity night organised by Ciara Mahon. Thanks to everyone who came along! Hope you enjoyed the night.
Spark Transmitter Demonstration by EI5EM
This is a demonstration of a genuine spark transmitter at Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth, Dublin, Ireland. Tony EI5EM is on the key.
CQ de EI90IARU
This is I, Tony (EI5EM), in QSO with Sam (R6FQ) in Western Russia using wireless telegraphy or Morse code. I was using the special call EI90IARU to celebrate 90 years of the International Amateur Radio Union. I am operating from the amateur radio station in Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth.
Mukee Huee Boats
A rant on ships which shud not be alive
WNRL-LP, Indiana Historic Radio Museum
Video about West Noble Radio Ligonier and the Indiana Historic Radio Museum.
Visit WNRL online at WNRL.org.
Coastline Radio Dublin
It's Country and Irish tonight Monday 8:30pm Irish time with the BG country music show tune in at my link .. keep her lit keep it country on Coastline Radio Dublin