The Fastnet Lighthouse is known as The Teardrop of Ireland, the Irish name for the Fastnet Rock is An Charraig Aonair or ‘the lonely rock’. The southernmost point of Irish soil. It lies some 19 km (10 nautical miles) from Baltimore and 7 km (4 miles) off Cape Clear. For ships crossing the Atlantic it is often the first, or last, sight of Europe.