Fastnet Rock Lighthouse (Irish: Carraig Aonair, meaning "solitary rock / lone rock") is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) from County Cork on the Irish mainland.[1]
Due to its location, Fastnet was known as 'Ireland's Teardrop' because it was the last part of the country that Irish emigrants would see as they sailed to the United States in the 19th century.
Fastnet Rock is used as the midpoint of one of the world's classic offshore yachting races, the Fastnet Race, a 1,126 kilometres (700 mi) round trip from Cowes, UK round the rock and back to Plymouth. It is also used occasionally as a mark for yacht races from local sailing centres such as Schull and Baltimore.
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