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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
A smaller number of active lighthouses are operated by other authorities, primarily the port and harbour companies located around the Irish coast. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Name | Image | Location Coordinates | County | Waterbody | Built | Inactive since | Notes |
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| Ballycurrin |  | Headford 53°29′06″N9°12′47″W / 53.4851°N 9.2130°W | Mayo | Lough Corrib | 1847 | Unknown | Unusual lakeshore light with external staircase. [4] |
| Blackrock Castle |  | Cork 51°54′00″N8°24′09″W / 51.9000°N 8.4025°W | Cork | Cork Harbour | 1582 | 1903 | A light was shown from a window in the highest tower. [3] |
| Calf Rock |  | Dursey Island 51°35′06″N10°16′35″W / 51.5850°N 10.2763°W | Cork | North Atlantic | 1866 | 1881 | The tower was badly damaged by a storm in 1881. [3] |
| Cape Clear |  | Cape Clear Island 51°26′04″N9°29′05″W / 51.4345°N 9.4846°W | Cork | Celtic Sea | 1818 | 1854 | Deactivated after the original Fastnet lighthouse was completed. [3] |
| Clare Island |  | Clare Island 53°49′39″N9°59′00″W / 53.8275°N 9.9834°W | Mayo | Clew Bay | 1818 | 1965 | Refurbished as a guest house. [4] |
| Culmore Point |  | Culmore 55°02′47″N7°15′15″W / 55.0464°N 7.2541°W | Londonderry | River Foyle | 1920s | 2012 | White and green tower next to Culmore Fort. Replaced by a post light. [1] |
| Drogheda East |  | Mornington 53°43′09″N6°14′51″W / 53.7192°N 6.2476°W | Meath | River Boyne | 1880s | 2007 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. [2] |
| Drogheda North |  | Mornington 53°43′27″N6°15′16″W / 53.7241°N 6.2544°W | Meath | River Boyne | 1880s | 2000 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. [2] |
| Drogheda West |  | Mornington 53°43′08″N6°14′56″W / 53.7189°N 6.2489°W | Meath | River Boyne | 1880s | 2000 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. [2] |
| Ferris Point |  | Larne 54°51′05″N5°47′24″W / 54.8514°N 5.7900°W | Antrim | Larne Lough | Unknown | 1994 | Now houses the control room for the Port of Larne. [1] |
| Greenore |  | Greenore 54°02′01″N6°07′56″W / 54.0337°N 6.1322°W | Louth | Carlingford Lough | 1830 | 1986 | Located on Carlingford Lough next to Greenore Port. [2] |
| Howth Harbour |  | Howth 53°23′36″N6°04′00″W / 53.3933°N 6.0668°W | Fingal | Irish Sea | 1818 | 1982 | Replaced by modern light nearby. [2] |
| Inishmore |  | Inishmore 53°07′39″N9°42′08″W / 53.1274°N 9.7022°W | Galway | Galway Bay | 1818 | 1857 | The first lighthouse in the Aran Islands, built on the highest point of Inishmore. [4] |
| Inishowen East |  | Inishowen 55°13′36″N6°55′38″W / 55.2266°N 6.9271°W | Donegal | North Channel | 1837 | 1961 | Squat tower separate from the active West Inishowen Lighthouse. [4] |
| Kilcredaun Head |  | Carrigaholt 52°34′47″N9°42′35″W / 52.5798°N 9.7097°W | Clare | Shannon Estuary | 1824 | 2011 | Positioned on a headland on the northern shore of the estuary. [3] |
| Mutton Island |  | Mutton Island 53°15′15″N9°03′13″W / 53.2541°N 9.0535°W | Galway | Galway Bay | 1817 | 1977 | Replaced by the Galway Harbour lighthouse. Restored between 2005 and 2011. [4] |
| Skelling Michael (High) | Skelling Michael 51°46′13″N10°32′38″W / 51.7702°N 10.5438°W | Kerry | North Atlantic | 1826 | 1870 | Built on a high ledge on the western flank of Skelling Michael. [3] | |
| South Rock (Kilwarlin) |  | Kearney 54°24′11″N5°23′00″W / 54.4030°N 5.3833°W | Down | North Channel | 1797 | 1877 | Considered to be the "oldest surviving waveswept lighthouse in Ireland". [1] |
| West Maidens |  | The Maidens 54°59′45″N5°42′49″W / 54.9957°N 5.7136°W | Antrim | North Channel | 1829 | 1903 | Built at the same time as the East Maidens light. [1] |
| Wicklow Head High (1781) |  | Wicklow Head 52°57′55″N6°00′09″W / 52.9652°N 6.0025°W | Wicklow | St George's Channel | 1781 | 1818 | Octagonal tower, renovated as a holiday let by the Irish Landmark Trust in 1996. [2] |
| Wicklow Head High (1818) |  | Wicklow Head 52°57′56″N6°00′02″W / 52.9655°N 6.0005°W | Wicklow | St George's Channel | 1818 | 1865 | Round tower, built to complement the currently active low level light. [2] |
The Chaine Memorial Tower in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a memorial to James Chaine, a former Member of Parliament for Antrim, who died in 1885. It is a cylindrical stone tower lighthouse with a conical roof, situated on the west side of entrance to Larne Lough.
George Island Light is a lighthouse located on George Island that lies in the middle of the North Basin of Lake Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located approximately 400 km (250 mi) north from Winnipeg, and approximately halfway between the shore communities of Grand Rapids and Poplar River.
Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.
The Miminegash Range Lights were a set of range lights on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1886, and deactivated in 1972; only the rear tower has survived.
The Malpeque Harbour Approach Range Lights are a set of range lights on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The current rear tower was built in 1961.
The Malpeque Outer Range Lights are a set of range lights on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1922, and are still active.
The Murray Harbour Range Lights are a set of range lights near Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1879, and are still active.
The Brighton Beach Range Lights are a set of range lights in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1890, and are still active.
The Summerside Outer Range Lights are a set of range lights near Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1991, and are still active.
The North Rustico Harbour Light is an active lighthouse on the central north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The station was established in 1876 and the lighthouse itself was built in 1899. It is still active, and has a focal plane of 12.5 m (41 ft); and a yellow light, 5 seconds on, 5 seconds off. The tower itself is 10 m (34 ft) high with a square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery.
Entrance Island is a small rocky island in the Strait of Georgia, 841 metres (2,759 ft) due north of Gabriola Island. Marine mammals such as harbour seals and Steller's sea lions use it as a haul-out.
The Punta del Castillete Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Gran Canaria. It is located on cliffs above the resort and fishing harbour of Puerto de Mogán, in the municipality of Mogán. Punta Castillete is on the south-western side of the island facing the Atlantic Ocean, and lies between Maspalomas Lighthouse to the south and the lighthouse of Punta Sardina to the north.
Farol de Dona Maria Pia is a lighthouse at the southernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Temerosa, at the entrance of Praia Harbour, 2 km south of the city centre of Praia. The lighthouse was built in 1881 and was named after Maria Pia of Savoy, queen of Portugal at the time. The octagonal tower is 21 m high and its focal plane is 25 m above mean sea level. It is painted white. The lighthouse is used for navigational purposes.
The Haulbowline Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse. Described as an "elegant, tapering stone tower" it is located at the entrance to Carlingford Lough, near Cranfield Point in County Down, Northern Ireland. The lighthouse was built on the eastern part of the Haulbowline rocks, one of a number of navigation hazards at the seaward end of Carlingford Lough, which include a notable rocky shoal or bar across the mouth of the lough. The multi-purpose light was designed to help mark the rocks and, when first built, the depth of water over the bar, as well as acting as a landfall light for ships entering from the Irish Sea. Associated with the lighthouse are the leading lights at Green Island and Vidal Bank which mark the safe channel along Carlingford Lough, with Haulbowline displaying a reserve light in case of problems with these leading lights.
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