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Managing Organization:
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website: http://www.cil.ie/flat_areaEQLlighthousesAMPLighthouseIDEQL18_entry.html
Notes:
This is Ireland's tallest lighthouse. It has been called the "Teardrop of Ireland" because it was the last bit of Ireland seen by many emigrants leaving for the U.S. Tower Height: 176 Height of Focal Plane: 160 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 5 seconds, also exhibited by day when the fog signal is sounding; nominal range 27 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Conical granite tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1854: Cast iron tower. (The lower part still stands; it was retained as an oil house.) Date Established: 1854 Date Present Tower Built: 1904 Date Automated: 1989 Fog Signal: Automated horn, 4 blasts every 60 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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