Located on Sherkin Island, off the coast of West Cork. It marks the southern entrance to Baltimore harbour and the Baltimore Beacon (the beacon on the left and the lighthouse on the right in this photo).
It is an automated lighthouse that is maintained by the locals (but from the looks of it they ain't doing much maintaining)...I suppose it is old in that it dates back to 1835 so it should be looking a bit shabby.
We got the boat over from Baltimore and walked through a field or two to get to the lighthouse. Stopping to ask a very confused farmer for directions.
We spent a least two hours by the lighthouse, which was surprisingly well sheltered from the wind. The sun even popped it's head out briefly, and the view was amazing of course!
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