Kilcredaune, overlooking the Shannon Estuary in Co. Clare |
Position
52 34.8N
09 42.5W
Built 1824 |
No longer a working lighthouse, the light was extinguished March 2011 Not easy to find, out in the wilds of County Clare. Let me take you there. See it up close and personal on The Southern Lighthouse Tour |
Date unwatched:
16.12.1931
Height of tower: 13m |
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Lots of colour at this lighthouse |
The postcard picture |
Outside the wall |
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My faithful collie Quisha in the tower |
The old lantern, sadly no longer working |
My faithful collie Suzie in the tower |
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Members of the 2011 Extreme Irish Lighthouse Southern Tour in the lantern room |
The lantern as it used to be before the switch off |
The top of the tower |
all pictures © John Eagle Photography |