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Inishtearaght lighthouse, Blasket Island, Co. Kerry |
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52 04.5N
10 39.7W
LED light est. September 2013
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The most westerly lighthouse in Europe, it has a treacherous surrounding area and one of the hardest helicopter pads to land on due to the updrafts that can suddenly occur and knock the helicopter off course
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FL(2)W20s
Visible - 318° - 221° (263°)
W18 Nautical Miles |
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| Original light discontinued July 2013, built 1870 Range: 27nm, Fl(2)W 20s |
| Very few people actually see the lighthouse as it's obscured from the mainland by the peak on the island. In the closing scenes of the movie 'Ryan's Daughter' the island can be seen in the background as Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles wait for the bus to take them away. I took the pictures below in 2009 with the assistance of Capt. Pete Hodges flying the Irish Helicopters Eurocpter EC 135. I had the door open for the duration of the photo shoot. Never seen the sea so flat calm as it was that day. I heard there were minke whales off the landing stage at the Tearaght |
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print order code: JEP 287D
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JEP 287AD
you can see more of the arch
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print order code: JEPT4
Showing the Great Blasket in the distance
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30A
Like two giant pyramids off the Kerry coast
This I shot on Fuji Velvia slide film 1996, all the others are with my 21.1 digital Canon
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print order code: JEPT2
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print order code: JEPT3
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Inishtearaght postcard # 30A
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Inishtearaght postcard #10
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County Kerry set
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| All photographs © John Eagle Photography |
