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Managing Organization:
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website: http://www.cil.ie/flat_areaEQLlighthousesAMPLighthouseIDEQL9_entry.html
Email: info@cil.ie
Notes:
During the four-year construction of this lighthouse, ten workmen were washed off the rock during a violent storm and another man fell 72 feet to his death. This was the third offshore Irish lighthouse to be electrified (in 1938). Tower Height: 116 Height of Focal Plane: 108 Characteristic and Range: Two quick white flashes every 7.5 seconds, exhibited by day and by night; nominal range 24 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Conical granite tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1815 Date Present Tower Built: 1815 Date Automated: 1993 Fog Signal: Automated horn, 4 blasts every 45 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Keepers: M. Wisheart (c. 1821), C. Hunter (assistant, c. 1821)
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