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]
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]
| Name | Image | Location Coordinates | County | Waterbody | data-sort-type="number" | Built | data-sort-type="number" | Tower Height | data-sort-type="number" | Focal Height | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleria | Drogheda | 1936 | 100NaN0 | 110NaN0 | Drogheda Port Company | ||||||
| Ardglass Pier | Ardglass | Ardglass Harbour | 1885 | 9.50NaN0 | 100NaN0 | Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority | |||||
| Balbriggan | Balbriggan | 1769 | 110NaN0 | 120NaN0 | Dublin Port Company | ||||||
| Ballynagard | River Foyle | Unknown | 70NaN0 | 60NaN0 | Londonderry Port | ||||||
| Barrack Point | Sherkin Island | Baltimore Harbour | 1885 | 80NaN0 | 400NaN0 | Cork County Council | |||||
| Beeves Rock | Shannon Estuary | 1855 | 180NaN0 | 120NaN0 | Shannon Foynes Port Company | ||||||
| Chaine Memorial | Larne 54.855°N -5.798°W | Antrim | North Channel | 1899 | 230NaN0 | 230NaN0 | Larne Harbour | ||||
| Dingle Harbour | Dingle | Dingle Harbour | 1885 | 70NaN0 | 200NaN0 | Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre | |||||
| Duncannon Fort | Duncannon Fort | Unknown | 7.50NaN0 | 130NaN0 | Port of Waterford Company | ||||||
| Duncannon North | Duncannon | 1838 | 10.50NaN0 | 390NaN0 | Port of Waterford Company | ||||||
| Galway Harbour (The Leverets) | Galway Harbour | 1977 | 90NaN0 | 90NaN0 | Galway Harbour Company | ||||||
| Howth Harbour | Howth | 1982 | 100NaN0 | 130NaN0 | |||||||
| Moville | Moville | 1882 | 13.50NaN0 | 110NaN0 | Londonderry Port | ||||||
| North Bank | Dublin Port | 1882 | 110NaN0 | 100NaN0 | |||||||
| North Bull | North Bull Island | 1880 | 150NaN0 | 150NaN0 | |||||||
| North Wall Quay | Dublin Port | 1904 | 120NaN0 | 120NaN0 | |||||||
| Poolbeg | Poolbeg | 1820 | 200NaN0 | 200NaN0 | |||||||
| Rosslare Harbour | Rosslare Europort | 1906 | 7.50NaN0 | 150NaN0 | Rosslare Europort | ||||||
| Spillane's Tower | Limerick | 1885 | 110NaN0 | 110NaN0 | Shannon Foynes Port Company | ||||||
| Spit Bank | Cobh | 1853 | 10.50NaN0 | 100NaN0 | Port of Cork Company | ||||||
| Tarbert Island | Tarbet | 1834 | 22.50NaN0 | 180NaN0 | Shannon Foynes Port Company | ||||||
| Warren Point | Greencastle | 1861 | 80NaN0 | 90NaN0 | Londonderry Port | ||||||
| Wicklow East Pier | Wicklow | 1884 | 70NaN0 | 110NaN0 | Wicklow Port Company | ||||||
| Youghal Lighthouse | Youghal 51.943°N -7.842°W | Cork | Celtic Sea | 1852 | 150NaN0 | 240NaN0 | Cork County Council |
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 | data-sort-type="number" | Built | data-sort-type="number" | Inactive since | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballycurrin | Headford | 1847 | Unknown | Unusual lakeshore light with external staircase. | |||||
| Cork | 1582 | 1903 | A light was shown from a window in the highest tower. | ||||||
| Calf Rock | Dursey Island | 1866 | 1881 | The tower was badly damaged by a storm in 1881. | |||||
| Cape Clear | Cape Clear Island | 1818 | 1854 | Deactivated after the original Fastnet lighthouse was completed. | |||||
| Clare Island | Clare Island | 1818 | 1965 | Refurbished as a guest house. | |||||
| Culmore Point | Culmore | 1920s | 2012 | White and green tower next to Culmore Fort. Replaced by a post light. | |||||
| Drogheda East | Mornington | 1880s | 2007 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. | |||||
| Drogheda North | Mornington | 1880s | 2000 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. | |||||
| Drogheda West | Mornington | 1880s | 2000 | One of three lights constructed to aid navigation along the Boyne and into the harbour at Drogheda. | |||||
| Ferris Point | Larne | Unknown | 1994 | Now houses the control room for the Port of Larne. | |||||
| Greenore | Greenore | 1830 | 1986 | Located on Carlingford Lough next to Greenore Port. | |||||
| Howth | 1818 | 1982 | Replaced by modern light nearby. | ||||||
| Inishmore | 1818 | 1857 | The first lighthouse in the Aran Islands, built on the highest point of Inishmore. | ||||||
| Inishowen East | Inishowen | 1837 | 1961 | Squat tower separate from the active West Inishowen Lighthouse. | |||||
| Kilcredaun Head | Carrigaholt | 1824 | 2011 | Positioned on a headland on the northern shore of the estuary. | |||||
| Mutton Island | Mutton Island | 1817 | 1977 | Replaced by the Galway Harbour lighthouse. Restored between 2005 and 2011. | |||||
| Skelling Michael (High) | Skelling Michael | 1826 | 1870 | Built on a high ledge on the western flank of Skelling Michael. | |||||
| South Rock (Kilwarlin) | Kearney | 1797 | 1877 | Considered to be the "oldest surviving waveswept lighthouse in Ireland". | |||||
| The Maidens | 1829 | 1903 | Built at the same time as the East Maidens light. | ||||||
| Wicklow Head High (1781) | Wicklow Head | 1781 | 1818 | Octagonal tower, renovated as a holiday let by the Irish Landmark Trust in 1996. | |||||
| Wicklow Head High (1818) | Wicklow Head | 1818 | 1865 | Round tower, built to complement the currently active low level light. |