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Managing Organization:
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website: http://www.cil.ie/flat_areaEQLlighthousesAMPLighthouseIDEQL15_entry.html
Notes:
This lighthouse replaced a lightship; there had been a lightship in the vicinity since 1811. The lighthouse was erected like a telescope -- It was sunk on the ocean bottom and then extended to its full height. Tower Height: 102 Height of Focal Plane: 95 Characteristic and Range: 2 white flashes every 20 seconds, exhibited by day and by night; nominal range 22 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White and red tower on concrete caisson.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1965 Date Present Tower Built: 1965 Date Automated: 1992 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
Accessible by boat only. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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