
What is recorded here
Elettra Marconi unveiled the marble plaque on North Street in 1998 to mark the centenary of the first commercial radio signal sent from Rathlin Island to Ballycastle in 1898. The ceremony honored her father Guglielmo Marconi and the historic moment when invisible waves first carried useful messages across that narrow stretch of water.
This marble commemorative plaque records: Moyle District Council. Marconi Memorial. Unveiled by Princess Elettra Marconi Giovanelli, Daughter of Guglielmo Marconi on 24th July 1998 To Commemorate the Centenary of The World's First Commercial Radio Station Signal from Rathlin Island to Ballycastle on 6th July 1898. Recorded plaque organisation: Moyle District Council.
Elettra Marconi was the daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of radio; she unveiled a memorial in Rathlin Island to commemorate the centenary of the world's first commercial radio station signal sent by her father.
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