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Inishgort
lighthouse |
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53 49.5N
09 40.2W |
Original light 1806, present 1827
Height of tower: 8m |
Height of light above MHWS: 11m
Range of light: 10nm |
| Put off doing this one for years, as I felt it was difficult to get to. I had the Attendant's phone number, so gave him a ring on the off chance as I was pulling out of Blacksod one day. John Jeffers couldn't have been nicer, he picked me up in his boat from a pier and took me out to the island in Clew Bay. He lived alone on there with his dog. In 2006 I learned the sad news that John had passed away. Thanks for the memory my friend |
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| The postcard pic |
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| During my time on the island I learned it was one of the last places in Ireland to get connected to the power grid and also just a short way from it there is Dorinish the island John Lennon of The Beatles purchased |
| All pictures © John Eagle Photography |
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