List of lighthouses in Ireland
This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities. The main list identifies those lighthouses in a clockwise direction starting with Crookhaven lighthouse, County Cork.
[edit] Maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights
- Crookhaven lighthouse - 51°28′37″N 9°42′18″W / 51.477°N 9.705°W
- Mizen Head lighthouse - 51°27′N 9°49′W / 51.45°N 9.82°W
- Roancarrigmore lighthouse - 51°39′11″N 9°44′49″W / 51.653°N 9.747°W
- Castletownbere Dir. Light lighthouse - 51°38′49″N 9°54′18″W / 51.647°N 9.905°W
- Ardnakinna Point lighthouse - 51°37′05″N 9°55′05″W / 51.618°N 9.918°W
- Sheep's Head lighthouse - 51°32′35″N 9°50′56″W / 51.543°N 9.849°W
- Bull Rock lighthouse - 51°35′31″N 10°18′04″W / 51.592°N 10.301°W
- Skelligs lighthouse - 51°46′05″N 10°32′31″W / 51.768°N 10.542°W
- Valentia, rear leading light - 51°55′26″N 10°18′22″W / 51.924°N 10.306°W
- Valentia Dir. front leading light - 51°55′30″N 10°18′25″W / 51.925°N 10.307°W
- Cromwell Point lighthouse - 51°56′02″N 10°19′16″W / 51.934°N 10.321°W
- Inishtearaght lighthouse - 52°04′34″N 10°39′40″W / 52.076°N 10.661°W
- Little Samphire Island lighthouse - 52°16′16″N 9°52′55″W / 52.271°N 9.882°W
- Scattery Island lighthouse - 52°36′22″N 9°31′05″W / 52.606°N 9.518°W
- Corlis Point rear (Querrin Quay) leading light - 52°37′41″N 9°35′20″W / 52.628°N 9.589°W
- Corlis Point front leading light - 52°37′05″N 9°36′22″W / 52.618°N 9.606°W
- Kilcredaun Head lighthouse - 52°35′N 9°43′W / 52.58°N 9.71°W
- Loophead lighthouse - 52°33′40″N 9°55′55″W / 52.561°N 9.932°W
- Inisheer lighthouse - 53°02′49″N 9°31′37″W / 53.047°N 9.527°W
- Black Head lighthouse, County Clare - 53°09′14″N 9°15′50″W / 53.154°N 9.264°W
- Cashla Bay Dir. Light lighthouse - 53°15′50″N 9°33′58″W / 53.264°N 9.566°W
- Straw Island lighthouse - 53°07′05″N 9°37′52″W / 53.118°N 9.631°W
- Eeragh lighthouse - 53°08′53″N 9°51′25″W / 53.148°N 9.857°W
- Slyne Head lighthouse - 53°24′00″N 10°14′02″W / 53.4°N 10.234°W
- Inishgort lighthouse - 53°49′37″N 9°40′16″W / 53.827°N 9.671°W
- Achillbeg lighthouse - 53°51′29″N 9°56′49″W / 53.858°N 9.947°W
- Blacksod lighthouse - 54°05′56″N 10°03′36″W / 54.099°N 10.06°W
- Blackrock Mayo lighthouse - 54°04′05″N 10°19′16″W / 54.068°N 10.321°W
- Eagle Island lighthouse - 54°17′02″N 10°05′35″W / 54.284°N 10.093°W
- Broadhaven lighthouse - 54°16′05″N 9°53′20″W / 54.268°N 9.889°W
- Oyster Island lighthouse - 54°18′07″N 8°34′16″W / 54.302°N 8.571°W
- Metal Man Sligo lighthouse - 54°18′14″N 8°34′34″W / 54.304°N 8.576°W
- Lower Rosses lighthouse - 54°19′44″N 8°34′23″W / 54.329°N 8.573°W
- Blackrock Sligo lighthouse - 54°18′29″N 8°37′05″W / 54.308°N 8.618°W
- Rotten Island lighthouse - 54°36′54″N 8°26′28″W / 54.615°N 8.441°W
- St John's Point, Donegal lighthouse - 54°34′08″N 8°27′40″W / 54.569°N 8.461°W
- Rathlin O'Birne lighthouse - 54°39′50″N 8°49′59″W / 54.664°N 8.833°W
- Ballagh Rocks lighthouse - 54°59′56″N 8°28′52″W / 54.999°N 8.481°W
- Arranmore lighthouse - 55°00′54″N 8°33′40″W / 55.015°N 8.561°W
- Tory Island lighthouse - 55°16′23″N 8°14′56″W / 55.273°N 8.249°W
- Buncrana lighthouse - 55°07′37″N 7°27′54″W / 55.127°N 7.465°W
- Dunree lighthouse - 55°11′53″N 7°33′14″W / 55.198°N 7.554°W
- Fanad Head lighthouse - 55°16′34″N 7°37′55″W / 55.276°N 7.632°W
- Inishtrahull lighthouse - 55°25′52″N 7°14′38″W / 55.431°N 7.244°W
- Inishowen lighthouse - 55°13′34″N 6°55′44″W / 55.226°N 6.929°W
- Rathlin West lighthouse - 55°18′04″N 6°16′52″W / 55.301°N 6.281°W
- Rathlin East (Altacarry Head) lighthouse - 55°18′07″N 6°10′19″W / 55.302°N 6.172°W
- Rue Point lighthouse - 55°15′32″N 6°11′28″W / 55.259°N 6.191°W
- Maidens lighthouse - 54°55′44″N 5°43′41″W / 54.929°N 5.728°W
- Chaine Memorial - 54°51′18″N 5°47′53″W / 54.855°N 5.798°W
- Ferris Point lighthouse - 54°51′18″N 5°47′56″W / 54.855°N 5.799°W
- Blackhead lighthouse, County Antrim - 54°46′01″N 5°41′20″W / 54.767°N 5.689°W
- Mew Island lighthouse - 54°41′56″N 5°30′50″W / 54.699°N 5.514°W
- Donaghadee lighthouse - 54°38′42″N 5°31′52″W / 54.645°N 5.531°W
- Angus Rock lighthouse - 54°19′52″N 5°31′30″W / 54.331°N 5.525°W
- St John's Point lighthouse, County Down - 54°13′37″N 5°39′36″W / 54.227°N 5.66°W
- Green Island Leading Lt - 54°01′59″N 6°05′46″W / 54.033°N 6.096°W
- Vidal Bank Leading Lt - 54°01′48″N 6°05′28″W / 54.03°N 6.091°W
- Haulbowline lighthouse, Carlingford Lough, County Down - 54°01′12″N 6°04′44″W / 54.02°N 6.079°W
- Dundalk lighthouse - 53°58′34″N 6°17′42″W / 53.976°N 6.295°W
- Rockabill lighthouse - 53°35′49″N 6°00′18″W / 53.597°N 6.005°W
- Howth lighthouse - 53°23′38″N 6°04′01″W / 53.394°N 6.067°W
- Baily lighthouse - 53°21′43″N 6°03′11″W / 53.362°N 6.053°W
- Dun Laoghaire west lighthouse - 53°18′11″N 6°07′52″W / 53.303°N 6.131°W
- Dun Laoghaire east lighthouse - 53°18′11″N 6°07′37″W / 53.303°N 6.127°W
- Muglins lighthouse - 53°16′30″N 6°04′34″W / 53.275°N 6.076°W
- Kish lighthouse - 53°18′40″N 5°55′34″W / 53.311°N 5.926°W
- Wicklow Head lighthouse - 52°57′58″N 5°59′53″W / 52.966°N 5.998°W
- Tuskar Rock lighthouse - 52°12′11″N 6°12′25″W / 52.203°N 6.207°W
- Dunmore East lighthouse - 52°08′56″N 6°59′24″W / 52.149°N 6.99°W
- Hook Point lighthouse - 52°07′26″N 6°55′48″W / 52.124°N 6.93°W
- Ballinacourty Point lighthouse - 52°04′41″N 7°33′11″W / 52.078°N 7.553°W
- Mine Head lighthouse - 51°59′35″N 7°35′13″W / 51.993°N 7.587°W
- Youghal lighthouse - 51°56′35″N 7°50′31″W / 51.943°N 7.842°W
- Ballycotton lighthouse - 51°49′30″N 7°59′10″W / 51.825°N 7.986°W
- Roches Point lighthouse - 51°47′35″N 8°15′18″W / 51.793°N 8.255°W
- Charlesfort lighthouse - 51°41′46″N 8°30′00″W / 51.696°N 8.5°W
- Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse - 51°36′18″N 8°32′02″W / 51.605°N 8.534°W
- Galley Head lighthouse - 51°31′48″N 8°57′14″W / 51.53°N 8.954°W
- Copper Point lighthouse - 51°30′14″N 9°32′02″W / 51.504°N 9.534°W
- Fastnet lighthouse - 51°23′20″N 9°36′11″W / 51.389°N 9.603°W
[edit] Maintained by other Irish marine authorities
[edit] Dingle Harbour Commissioners
- Dingle Harbour Light
[edit] Drogheda Port Company
- Aleria Lighthouse
[edit] Dublin Port Company
- Balbriggan Lighthouse
- Howth Harbour Lighthouse (the new beacon at the end of the sea wall; the old lighthouse is no longer operational)
- North Bull Lighthouse (on the North Bull Wall)
- North Wall Quay Lighthouse (inside the port)
- North Bank Lighthouse, sits in the middle of the mouth of the Liffey, inside the sea-walled area - a rectangular green lighthouse on a platform on stilts.
- Poolbeg Lighthouse (on the Great South Wall)
[edit] Dundalk Harbour Commissioners
- Dundalk Pile Light
[edit] Galway Harbour Company
- Galway Harbour Light
[edit] Irish Landmark Trust
- Old Keeper Dwellings Blackhead Antrim Lighthouse [1]
- Wicklow Head Lighthouse, since 1996
[edit] Larne Harbour Ltd.
- Vessel Traffic Management Equipment at Ferris Point Light [1]
[edit] Limerick Harbour Commissioners
- Tarbert Island Light
[edit] Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners
- Warren Point Lighthouse
[edit] Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority
- Ardglass Pier Light
[edit] Port of Waterford
- Duncannon Fort Lighthouse
- Passage Point Light
[edit] Rosslare Europort
- Rosslare Harbour Lighthouse
[edit] Wicklow Harbour Commissioners
- Wicklow East Pier Lighthouse
[edit] Other
[edit] Locations
[edit] See also
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: lighthouses in Ireland |
- Lightvessel
- Lightvessels in Ireland
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels
- List of islands of Ireland
- List of RNLI stations
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b BEAM Magazine No. 31 Implementing change (assessed Sept 21 2007)
[edit] External links
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