List of lighthouses in Ireland

This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of lighthouses around the country, 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.

Maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights

NameImage Location Coordinates County Water bodyYear builtTower heightFocal heightRange Crookhaven LighthouseCrookhavenCorkCeltic Sea1843 Mizen Head LighthouseMizen HeadCorkCeltic Sea1959 Roancarrigmore LighthouseRoancarrigmore IslandCorkBantry Bay1847 Castletownbere LightCastletownbereCorkBantry Bay1965 Ardnakinna LighthouseBere IslandCorkBantry Bay1850/1965 Sheep's Head LighthouseSheep's HeadCorkBantry Bay1968 Bull Rock LighthouseBull RockCorkNorth Atlantic1889 Skelligs LighthouseSkellig MichaelKerryNorth Atlantic1826/1967 Valentia LightValentia IslandKerryNorth Atlantic1913 Cromwell Point LighthouseValentia IslandKerryNorth Atlantic1841 Inishtearaght LighthouseTearaght IslandKerryNorth Atlantic1870 Little Samphire Island LighthouseFenitKerryTralee Bay1854 Inis Cathaig LighthouseScattery IslandClareShannon1872 Corlis Point rear (Querrin Quay) leading lightCarrigaholtClareShannon1998 Corlis Point front leading lightCarrigaholtClareShannon1998 Loop HeadLoop HeadClareNorth Atlantic1854 Inisheer LighthouseInisheerGalwayNorth Atlantic1857 Black Head Lighthouse, County ClareFanoreClareGalway Bay1936 Cashla Bay LighthouseCaslaGalwayGalway Bay1984 Straw Island LighthouseAran IslandsGalwayNorth Atlantic1878 Eeragh LighthouseAran IslandsGalwayNorth Atlantic1857 Slyne Head LighthouseSlyne Head lighthouseGalwayNorth Atlantic1836 Inishgort LighthouseClew BayMayoClew Bay1827 Achillbeg LighthouseAchillbegMayoClew Bay1965 Blacksod LighthouseBlacksod BayMayoNorth Atlantic1864 Blackrock Mayo LighthouseBlacksod BayMayoNorth Atlantic1864 Eagle Island lighthouseEagle IslandMayoNorth Atlantic1835 Broadhaven LighthouseBroadhaven BayMayoNorth Atlantic1848 Oyster Island LighthouseRosses PointSligoSligo Bay1837/1893 Metal Man Sligo LighthouseRosses PointSligoSligo Bay1821 Lower Rosses Lighthouse Rosses PointSligoSligo Bay1908Blackrock Sligo LighthouseSligo BaySligoSligo Bay1835 Rotten Island lighthouseRotten IslandDonegalDonegal Bay1838 St John's Point Lighthouse, County DonegalDunkineelyDonegalDonegal Bay1831 Rathlin O'Birne LighthouseGlencolmcilleDonegalNorth Atlantic1856 Ballagh Rocks LighthouseArranmoreDonegalNorth Atlantic1982 Arranmore LighthouseArranmoreDonegalNorth Atlantic1798/1865 Tory Island LighthouseTory IslandDonegalNorth Atlantic1832 Buncrana LightBuncranaDonegalLough Swilly1876/2009 Dunree LighthouseDunreeDonegalLough Swilly1876 Fanad Head LighthouseFanadDonegalNorth Atlantic1817/1886 Inishtrahull LighthouseInishtrahull IslandDonegalNorth Atlantic1812/1958 Inishowen LighthouseInishowenDonegalNorth Atlantic1837 Rathlin West LighthouseRathlin IslandAntrimNorth Channel1917 Rathlin East (Altacarry Head) LighthouseRathlin IslandAntrimNorth Channel1856 Rue Point LighthouseRathlin IslandAntrimNorth Channel1915/1921 Maidens LighthouseThe MaidensAntrimNorth Channel1829 Blackhead Lighthouse, County AntrimWhiteheadAntrimNorth Channel1902 Mew Island LighthouseMew IslandDownNorth Channel1884 Donaghadee LighthouseDonaghadeeDownNorth Channel1836 Angus Rock LighthouseStrangford LoughDownStrangford Lough1983 St John's Point Lighthouse, County DownKilloughDownIrish Sea1844/1893 Green Island Leading LightCarlingford LoughDownCarlingford Lough1873 Vidal Bank Leading LightCarlingford LoughDownCarlingford Lough1873 Haulbowline LighthouseCarlingford LoughDownIrish Sea1824 Dundalk LighthouseDundalkLouthIrish Sea1855 Rockabill LighthouseRockabillDublinIrish Sea1860 Baily LighthouseHowth HeadDublinDublin Bay1814 Dún Laoghaire West LighthouseDún LaoghaireDublinDublin Bay1852 Dún Laoghaire East LighthouseDún LaoghaireDublinDublin Bay1847 Muglins LighthouseDalkey IslandDublinDublin Bay1906 Kish LighthouseKish BankDublinDublin Bay1965 Wicklow Head LighthouseWicklow HeadWicklowSt George's Channel1781/1818 Tuskar Rock LighthouseTuskar RockWexfordSt George's Channel1815 Dunmore East LighthouseDunmore EastWaterfordCeltic Sea1825 Hook LighthouseHook HeadWexfordCeltic Sea1172 Ballinacourty Point LighthouseDungarvanWaterfordCeltic Sea1858 Mine Head LighthouseMine HeadWaterfordCeltic Sea1851 Ballycotton lighthouseBallycottonCorkCeltic Sea1851 Roche's Point LighthouseCork HarbourCorkCork Harbour1817/1835 Charlesfort LighthouseCharlesfortCorkKinsale HarbourUnknown Old Head of Kinsale LighthouseOld Head of KinsaleCorkCeltic Sea1665/1853 Galley Head LighthouseGalley Head CorkCeltic Sea1878 Copper Point LighthouseLong IslandCorkCeltic Sea1864 Fastnet LighthouseFastnet RockCorkCeltic Sea1854/1904

Maintained by other Irish marine authorities

A smaller number of active lighthouses are operated by other authorities, primarily the port and harbour companies located around the Irish coast. NameImage Location Coordinates County WaterbodyBuiltTower HeightFocal Height Operated by Aleria Drogheda Louth Irish Sea 1936 Drogheda Port Company Ardglass Pier Ardglass Down Ardglass Harbour 1885 Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority Balbriggan Balbriggan Fingal Irish Sea 1769 Dublin Port Company Ballynagard River Foyle Londonderry River Foyle Unknown Londonderry Port Barrack Point Sherkin Island Cork Baltimore Harbour 1885 Cork County Council Beeves Rock Shannon Estuary Clare Shannon Estuary 1855 Shannon Foynes Port Company Chaine MemorialLarneAntrimNorth Channel1899 Larne Harbour Dingle Harbour Dingle Kerry Dingle Harbour 1885 Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre Duncannon Fort Duncannon Fort Wexford Waterford Harbour Unknown Port of Waterford Company Duncannon North Duncannon Wexford Waterford Harbour 1838 Port of Waterford Company Galway Harbour (The Leverets) Galway Harbour Galway Galway Bay 1977 Galway Harbour Company Howth Harbour Howth Fingal Irish Sea 1982 Dublin Port Company Moville Moville Donegal Lough Foyle 1882 Londonderry Port North Bank Dublin Port Dublin River Liffey 1882 Dublin Port Company North Bull North Bull Island Dublin Dublin Bay 1880 Dublin Port Company North Wall Quay Dublin Port Dublin River Liffey 1904 Dublin Port Company Poolbeg Poolbeg Dublin Dublin Bay 1820 Dublin Port Company Rosslare Harbour Rosslare Europort Wexford St Georges Channel 1906 Rosslare Europort Spillane's Tower Limerick Limerick River Shannon 1885 Shannon Foynes Port Company Spit Bank Cobh Cork Cork Harbour 1853 Port of Cork Company Tarbert Island Tarbet Kerry River Shannon 1834 Shannon Foynes Port Company Warren Point Greencastle Donegal Lough Foyle 1861 Londonderry Port Wicklow East Pier Wicklow Wicklow Irish Sea 1884 Wicklow Port Company Youghal LighthouseYoughalCorkCeltic Sea1852Cork County Council

Inactive

Improvements and changes to the aids to navigation around the Irish coast, has meant that there are a number of lighthouses that have been decommissioned. This list includes those where the tower or structure is still in existence. Some of these have been reused, such as Ferris Point which is now a vessel control tower. Clare Island was turned into a guest house and the optic is on permanent rotating display at the World of Glass museum and visitor centre in North West England. The older Wicklow Head tower was refurbished by the Irish Landmark Trust as a holiday let. NameImage Location Coordinates County WaterbodyBuiltInactive since Notes Ballycurrin Headford Mayo Lough Corrib 1847 Unknown Unusual lakeshore light with external staircase. Blackrock Castle Cork Cork Cork Harbour 1582 1903 A light was shown from a window in the highest tower. Calf Rock Dursey Island Cork North Atlantic 1866 1881 The tower was badly damaged by a storm in 1881. Cape Clear Cape Clear Island Cork Celtic Sea 1818 1854 Deactivated after the original Fastnet lighthouse was completed. Clare Island Clare Island Mayo Clew Bay 1818 1965 Refurbished as a guest house. Culmore Point Culmore Londonderry River Foyle 1920s 2012 White and green tower next to Culmore Fort. Replaced by a post light. Drogheda East Mornington Meath River Boyne 1880s 2007 One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. Drogheda North Mornington Meath River Boyne 1880s 2000 One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. Drogheda West Mornington Meath River Boyne 1880s 2000 One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. Ferris Point Larne Antrim Larne Lough Unknown 1994 Now houses the control room for the Port of Larne. Greenore Greenore Louth Carlingford Lough 1830 1986 Located on Carlingford Lough next to Greenore Port. Howth Harbour Howth Fingal Irish Sea 1818 1982 Replaced by modern light nearby. Inishmore Inishmore Galway Galway Bay 1818 1857 The first lighthouse in the Aran Islands, built on the highest point of Inishmore. Inishowen East Inishowen Donegal North Channel 1837 1961 Squat tower separate from the active West Inishowen Lighthouse. Kilcredaun Head Carrigaholt Clare Shannon Estuary 1824 2011 Positioned on a headland on the northern shore of the estuary. Mutton Island Mutton Island Galway Galway Bay 1817 1977 Replaced by the Galway Harbour lighthouse. Restored between 2005 and 2011. Skelling Michael (High) Skelling Michael Kerry North Atlantic 1826 1870 Built on a high ledge on the western flank of Skelling Michael. South Rock (Kilwarlin) Kearney Down North Channel 1797 1877 Considered to be the "oldest surviving waveswept lighthouse in Ireland". West Maidens The Maidens Antrim North Channel 1829 1903 Built at the same time as the East Maidens light. Wicklow Head High (1781) Wicklow Head Wicklow St George's Channel 1781 1818 Octagonal tower, renovated as a holiday let by the Irish Landmark Trust in 1996. Wicklow Head High (1818) Wicklow Head Wicklow St George's Channel 1818 1865 Round tower, built to complement the currently active low level light.

Other Baltimore Beacon, Baltimore, County Cork

See also Lightvessel Lists of lighthouses List of islands of Ireland List of RNLI stations

References

External links Commissioners of Irish Lights map showing location of navigation aids maintained around the coast of Ireland (2014). lighthouses R Us Some 4,000 photographs of Irish lighthouses at Flickr