
A blog about Irish Lighthouses past and present and other selected maritime beacons and buoys of interest. If anybody has any corrections or additional info on any post, please use the comment section or the email address on the right.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Arklow Pier Light

Lightship Skua, Arklow North Quay
Lightship Albatross, Arklow North Quay
Wicklow Head Low Lighthouse
Wicklow Head High Lighthouse (2)
Wicklow Head High Lighthouse (1)

Wicklow East Pier
North Wall Quay (Dublin Port)
Kish Lighthouse, Dublin Bay
Taken from halfway down Howth Head. Photo doesn't really do justice to the architectural merit of this most unique building.
See also here
The Baily Lighthouse, Howth Head
The last time I was out on Howth Head summit, I remembered looking down to the lighthouse. Consequently, I parked right up at the top of the summit in the car park there and walked right down a narrow track cut between the ferns and gorse to the lighthouse. It was only when about ten yards from the gate, that I saw the road. Immediately I realised that such an important light, complete with helipad for servicing Kish and Rockabill, would be bound to have road access.
Actually, the further down Howth Head you come, the more the lighthouse disappears from view. The gate of course was festooned with the usual Private Property, Death to all Trespassers notices that I duly ignored. The short laneway leads to the keepers cottages and then starts to dip, giving a good view of the light, which looks remarkably similar to the one on Howth Head.
Walking back up to the summit was not much fun. By the time I got back to the car, my legs were twitching involuntarily and my thighs seized up the following morning.
Howth Harbour (2)
Howth Harbour (1)
Rockabill Lighthouse (again)
Aleria (Drogheda) Lighthouse, Drogheda
After about 1km of this, I seriously began to worry for the underside of the car, my exhaust and my tyres. I have a Toyota Yaris, not a bloody Freelander. I stopped, got out and walked on another half a mile or so but could still see no sign of the object of my search, so turned around and came back.
The picture above is of one of the many beacons that mark the Boyne from Drogheda Port to the mouth. They reminded me of the monastic beehive huts found on Skellig Michael.
(Found this lighthouse later. See here)
Clogherhead Lighthouse
On arrival there, I could see nothing that resembled a light. The picture above is of the only two-storey building on the pier (and yes, it is metal and concrete) but there was nothing that fitted the description of a light. Two fishermen on the pier scratched their heads. Another local said the pier had only been restored about a year ago, but he couldn't remember a light ever having been there.
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