List of lighthouses in Ireland

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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.

Maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights

Name	Image	Location Coordinates	County	Water body	Year built	Tower height	Focal height	Range
Crookhaven Lighthouse	120px	Crookhaven	Cork	Celtic Sea	1843	14 m (46 ft)	20 m (66 ft)	13 nmi (24 km)
Mizen Head Lighthouse	120px	Mizen Head	Cork	Celtic Sea	1959	4 m (13 ft)	55 m (180 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Roancarrigmore Lighthouse	120px	Roancarrigmore Island	Cork	Bantry Bay	1847	7 m (23 ft)	18 m (59 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Castletownbere Light	120px	Castletownbere	Cork	Bantry Bay	1965	5 m (16 ft)	7 m (23 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Ardnakinna Lighthouse	120px	Bere Island	Cork	Bantry Bay	1850/1965	20 m (66 ft)	62 m (203 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Sheep's Head Lighthouse	120px	Sheep's Head	Cork	Bantry Bay	1968	7 m (23 ft)	83 m (272 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Bull Rock Lighthouse	120px	Bull Rock	Cork	North Atlantic	1889	15 m (49 ft)	91 m (299 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Skelligs Lighthouse	120px	Skellig Michael	Kerry	North Atlantic	1826/1967	12 m (39 ft)	53 m (174 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Valentia Light		Valentia Island	Kerry	North Atlantic	1913	6 m (20 ft)	25 m (82 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Cromwell Point Lighthouse	120px	Valentia Island	Kerry	North Atlantic	1841	15 m (49 ft)	16 m (52 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Inishtearaght Lighthouse	120px	Tearaght Island	Kerry	North Atlantic	1870	17 m (56 ft)	84 m (276 ft)	19 nmi (35 km)
Little Samphire Island Lighthouse	120px	Fenit	Kerry	Tralee Bay	1854	12 m (39 ft)	17 m (56 ft)	14 nmi (26 km)
Inis Cathaig Lighthouse	120px	Scattery Island	Clare	Shannon	1872	12 m (39 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Corlis Point rear (Querrin Quay) leading light	120px	Carrigaholt	Clare	Shannon	1998	25 m (82 ft)	27 m (89 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Corlis Point front leading light	120px	Carrigaholt	Clare	Shannon	1998	4 m (13 ft)	9 m (30 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Loop Head	120px	Loop Head	Clare	North Atlantic	1854	23 m (75 ft)	84 m (276 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)
Inisheer Lighthouse		Inisheer	Galway	North Atlantic	1857	34 m (112 ft)	34 m (112 ft)	20 nmi (37 km)
Black Head Lighthouse, County Clare	120px	Fanore	Clare	Galway Bay	1936	8 m (26 ft)	20 m (66 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Cashla Bay Lighthouse	120px	Casla	Galway	Galway Bay	1984	4 m (13 ft)	6 m (20 ft)	8 nmi (15 km)
Straw Island Lighthouse	120px	Aran Islands	Galway	North Atlantic	1878	11 m (36 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Eeragh Lighthouse	120px	Aran Islands	Galway	North Atlantic	1857	31 m (102 ft)	35 m (115 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Slyne Head Lighthouse	120px	Slyne Head lighthouse	Galway	North Atlantic	1836	24 m (79 ft)	35 m (115 ft)	19 nmi (35 km)
Inishgort Lighthouse	120px	Clew Bay	Mayo	Clew Bay	1827	8 m (26 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Achillbeg Lighthouse	120px	Achillbeg	Mayo	Clew Bay	1965	9 m (30 ft)	56 m (184 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Blacksod Lighthouse	120px	Blacksod Bay	Mayo	North Atlantic	1864	12 m (39 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Blackrock Mayo Lighthouse	120px	Blacksod Bay	Mayo	North Atlantic	1864	15 m (49 ft)	86 m (282 ft)	20 nmi (37 km)
Eagle Island lighthouse	120px	Eagle Island	Mayo	North Atlantic	1835	11 m (36 ft)	67 m (220 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Broadhaven Lighthouse	120px	Broadhaven Bay	Mayo	North Atlantic	1848	15 m (49 ft)	27 m (89 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Oyster Island Lighthouse	120px	Rosses Point	Sligo	Sligo Bay	1837/1893	12 m (39 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Metal Man Sligo Lighthouse	120px	Rosses Point	Sligo	Sligo Bay	1821	5 m (16 ft)	3 m (10 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Lower Rosses Lighthouse	120px	Rosses Point	Sligo	Sligo Bay	1908	8 m (26 ft)	8 m (26 ft)	13 nmi (24 km)
Blackrock Sligo Lighthouse	120px	Sligo Bay	Sligo	Sligo Bay	1835	25 m (82 ft)	24 m (79 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Rotten Island lighthouse	120px	Rotten Island	Donegal	Donegal Bay	1838	14 m (46 ft)	20 m (66 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
St John's Point Lighthouse, County Donegal	120px	Dunkineely	Donegal	Donegal Bay	1831	14 m (46 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	14 nmi (26 km)
Rathlin O'Birne Lighthouse	120px	Glencolmcille	Donegal	North Atlantic	1856	20 m (66 ft)	35 m (115 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse	120px	Arranmore	Donegal	North Atlantic	1982	10 m (33 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	5 nmi (9 km)
Arranmore Lighthouse	120px	Arranmore	Donegal	North Atlantic	1798/1865	23 m (75 ft)	71 m (233 ft)	27 nmi (50 km)
Tory Island Lighthouse	120px	Tory Island	Donegal	North Atlantic	1832	27 m (89 ft)	40 m (131 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Buncrana Light	120px	Buncrana	Donegal	Lough Swilly	1876/2009	6 m (20 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	13 nmi (24 km)
Dunree Lighthouse	120px	Dunree	Donegal	Lough Swilly	1876	6 m (20 ft)	46 m (151 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Fanad Head Lighthouse		Fanad	Donegal	North Atlantic	1817/1886	22 m (72 ft)	39 m (128 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Inishtrahull Lighthouse		Inishtrahull Island	Donegal	North Atlantic	1812/1958	23 m (75 ft)	59 m (194 ft)	19 nmi (35 km)
Inishowen Lighthouse	120px	Inishowen	Donegal	North Atlantic	1837	23 m (75 ft)	29 m (95 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Rathlin West Lighthouse	120px	Rathlin Island	Antrim	North Channel	1917	18 m (59 ft)	62 m (203 ft)	22 nmi (41 km)
Rathlin East (Altacarry Head) Lighthouse	120px	Rathlin Island	Antrim	North Channel	1856	27 m (89 ft)	74 m (243 ft)	26 nmi (48 km)
Rue Point Lighthouse	120px	Rathlin Island	Antrim	North Channel	1915/1921	11 m (36 ft)	16 m (52 ft)	14 nmi (26 km)
Maidens Lighthouse	120px	The Maidens	Antrim	North Channel	1829	23 m (75 ft)	29 m (95 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)
Blackhead Lighthouse, County Antrim	120px	Whitehead	Antrim	North Channel	1902	16 m (52 ft)	45 m (148 ft)	27 nmi (50 km)
Mew Island Lighthouse	120px	Mew Island	Down	North Channel	1884	37 m (121 ft)	37 m (121 ft)	24 nmi (44 km)
Donaghadee Lighthouse	120px	Donaghadee	Down	North Channel	1836	16 m (52 ft)	17 m (56 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Angus Rock Lighthouse	120px	Strangford Lough	Down	Strangford Lough	1983	13 m (43 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	5 nmi (9 km)
St John's Point Lighthouse, County Down	120px	Killough	Down	Irish Sea	1844/1893	39 m (128 ft)	37 m (121 ft)	25 nmi (46 km)
Green Island Leading Light	120px	Carlingford Lough	Down	Carlingford Lough	1873	14 m (46 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Vidal Bank Leading Light	120px	Carlingford Lough	Down	Carlingford Lough	1873	8 m (26 ft)	7 m (23 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Haulbowline Lighthouse	120px	Carlingford Lough	Down	Irish Sea	1824	34 m (112 ft)	32 m (105 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Dundalk Lighthouse	120px	Dundalk	Louth	Irish Sea	1855	10 m (33 ft)	10 m (33 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Rockabill Lighthouse	120px	Rockabill	Dublin	Irish Sea	1860	32 m (105 ft)	45 m (148 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Baily Lighthouse	120px	Howth Head	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1814	13 m (43 ft)	41 m (135 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Dún Laoghaire West Lighthouse		Dún Laoghaire	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1852	9 m (30 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Dún Laoghaire East Lighthouse	120px	Dún Laoghaire	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1847	12 m (39 ft)	16 m (52 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Muglins Lighthouse	120px	Dalkey Island	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1906	9 m (30 ft)	14 m (46 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)
Kish Lighthouse	120px	Kish Bank	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1965	31 m (102 ft)	29 m (95 ft)	22 nmi (41 km)
Wicklow Head Lighthouse	120px	Wicklow Head	Wicklow	St George's Channel	1781/1818	14 m (46 ft)	37 m (121 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)
Tuskar Rock Lighthouse	120px	Tuskar Rock	Wexford	St George's Channel	1815	34 m (112 ft)	33 m (108 ft)	24 nmi (44 km)
Dunmore East Lighthouse		Dunmore East	Waterford	Celtic Sea	1825	16 m (52 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)
Hook Lighthouse	120px	Hook Head	Wexford	Celtic Sea	1172	35 m (115 ft)	46 m (151 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)
Ballinacourty Point Lighthouse	120px	Dungarvan	Waterford	Celtic Sea	1858	13 m (43 ft)	16 m (52 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Mine Head Lighthouse	120px	Mine Head	Waterford	Celtic Sea	1851	21 m (69 ft)	87 m (285 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Ballycotton lighthouse	120px	Ballycotton	Cork	Celtic Sea	1851	15 m (49 ft)	59 m (194 ft)	21 nmi (39 km)
Roche's Point Lighthouse		Cork Harbour	Cork	Cork Harbour	1817/1835	15 m (49 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	20 nmi (37 km)
Charlesfort Lighthouse		Charlesfort	Cork	Kinsale Harbour	Unknown	5 m (16 ft)	18 m (59 ft)	9 nmi (17 km)
Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse	120px	Old Head of Kinsale	Cork	Celtic Sea	1665/1853	30 m (98 ft)	72 m (236 ft)	20 nmi (37 km)
Galley Head Lighthouse	120px	Galley Head	Cork	Celtic Sea	1878	21 m (69 ft)	53 m (174 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)
Copper Point Lighthouse	120px	Long Island	Cork	Celtic Sea	1864	15 m (49 ft)	16 m (52 ft)	8 nmi (15 km)
Fastnet Lighthouse	120px	Fastnet Rock	Cork	Celtic Sea	1854/1904	54 m (177 ft)	49 m (161 ft)	27 nmi (50 km)

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.

Name	Image	Location Coordinates	County	Waterbody	Built	Tower Height	Focal Height	Operated by
Aleria	120px	Drogheda	Louth	Irish Sea	1936	10 m (33 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	Drogheda Port Company
Ardglass Pier	120px	Ardglass	Down	Ardglass Harbour	1885	9.5 m (31 ft)	10 m (33 ft)	Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority
Balbriggan	120px	Balbriggan	Fingal	Irish Sea	1769	11 m (36 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	Dublin Port Company
Ballynagard	120px	River Foyle	Londonderry	River Foyle	Unknown	7 m (23 ft)	6 m (20 ft)	Londonderry Port
Barrack Point	120px	Sherkin Island	Cork	Baltimore Harbour	1885	8 m (26 ft)	40 m (131 ft)	Cork County Council
Beeves Rock	120px	Shannon Estuary	Clare	Shannon Estuary	1855	18 m (59 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	Shannon Foynes Port Company
Chaine Memorial	120px	Larne	Antrim	North Channel	1899	23 m (75 ft)	23 m (75 ft)	Larne Harbour
Dingle Harbour	120px	Dingle	Kerry	Dingle Harbour	1885	7 m (23 ft)	20 m (66 ft)	Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre
Duncannon Fort	120px	Duncannon Fort	Wexford	Waterford Harbour	Unknown	7.5 m (25 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	Port of Waterford Company
Duncannon North	120px	Duncannon	Wexford	Waterford Harbour	1838	10.5 m (34 ft)	39 m (128 ft)	Port of Waterford Company
Galway Harbour (The Leverets)	120px	Galway Harbour	Galway	Galway Bay	1977	9 m (30 ft)	9 m (30 ft)	Galway Harbour Company
Howth Harbour	120px	Howth	Fingal	Irish Sea	1982	10 m (33 ft)	13 m (43 ft)	Dublin Port Company
Moville	120px	Moville	Donegal	Lough Foyle	1882	13.5 m (44 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	Londonderry Port
North Bank	120px	Dublin Port	Dublin	River Liffey	1882	11 m (36 ft)	10 m (33 ft)	Dublin Port Company
North Bull	120px	North Bull Island	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1880	15 m (49 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	Dublin Port Company
North Wall Quay	120px	Dublin Port	Dublin	River Liffey	1904	12 m (39 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	Dublin Port Company
Poolbeg	120px	Poolbeg	Dublin	Dublin Bay	1820	20 m (66 ft)	20 m (66 ft)	Dublin Port Company
Rosslare Harbour	120px	Rosslare Europort	Wexford	St Georges Channel	1906	7.5 m (25 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	Rosslare Europort
Spillane's Tower	120px	Limerick	Limerick	River Shannon	1885	11 m (36 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	Shannon Foynes Port Company
Spit Bank	120px	Cobh	Cork	Cork Harbour	1853	10.5 m (34 ft)	10 m (33 ft)	Port of Cork Company
Tarbert Island	120px	Tarbet	Kerry	River Shannon	1834	22.5 m (74 ft)	18 m (59 ft)	Shannon Foynes Port Company
Warren Point	120px	Greencastle	Donegal	Lough Foyle	1861	8 m (26 ft)	9 m (30 ft)	Londonderry Port
Wicklow East Pier	120px	Wicklow	Wicklow	Irish Sea	1884	7 m (23 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	Wicklow Port Company
Youghal Lighthouse	120px	Youghal	Cork	Celtic Sea	1852	15 m (49 ft)	24 m (79 ft)	Cork 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.

Name	Image	Location Coordinates	County	Waterbody	Built	Inactive since	Notes
Ballycurrin	120px	Headford	Mayo	Lough Corrib	1847	Unknown	Unusual lakeshore light with external staircase.
Blackrock Castle	120px	Cork	Cork	Cork Harbour	1582	1903	A light was shown from a window in the highest tower.
Calf Rock	120px	Dursey Island	Cork	North Atlantic	1866	1881	The tower was badly damaged by a storm in 1881.
Cape Clear	120px	Cape Clear Island	Cork	Celtic Sea	1818	1854	Deactivated after the original Fastnet lighthouse was completed.
Clare Island	120px	Clare Island	Mayo	Clew Bay	1818	1965	Refurbished as a guest house.
Culmore Point	120px	Culmore	Londonderry	River Foyle	1920s	2012	White and green tower next to Culmore Fort. Replaced by a post light.
Drogheda East	120px	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	120px	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	120px	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	120px	Larne	Antrim	Larne Lough	Unknown	1994	Now houses the control room for the Port of Larne.
Greenore	120px	Greenore	Louth	Carlingford Lough	1830	1986	Located on Carlingford Lough next to Greenore Port.
Howth Harbour	120px	Howth	Fingal	Irish Sea	1818	1982	Replaced by modern light nearby.
Inishmore	120px	Inishmore	Galway	Galway Bay	1818	1857	The first lighthouse in the Aran Islands, built on the highest point of Inishmore.
Inishowen East	120px	Inishowen	Donegal	North Channel	1837	1961	Squat tower separate from the active West Inishowen Lighthouse.
Kilcredaun Head	120px	Carrigaholt	Clare	Shannon Estuary	1824	2011	Positioned on a headland on the northern shore of the estuary.
Mutton Island	120px	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)	120px	Kearney	Down	North Channel	1797	1877	Considered to be the "oldest surviving waveswept lighthouse in Ireland".
West Maidens	120px	The Maidens	Antrim	North Channel	1829	1903	Built at the same time as the East Maidens light.
Wicklow Head High (1781)	120px	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)	120px	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

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