Located in Ballinacourty, a rural area on the southern coast of Ireland, near Dungarvan, County Waterford. This lighthouse stands guard at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour.
The lighthouse was built in 1858 on request of merchants and ship owners to guide ships into Dungarvan Bay. It's short in stature, and well maintained, having obviously been painted bright white recently (it was practically glowing). Interesting side note; I met the official 'lighthouse painter' on another adventure, Junior Murphy. I'm still waiting for his call back about getting me into Fastnet....
When looking at the map, we were put off thinking that the lighthouse was bounded by a pesky golfcourse...which it is. However, there is a road leading from a public road to the lighthouse, and it just so happened that the gate was open! It seems there is someone living in the cottage beside the lighthouse...there was a car parked there and signs of life inside. I was too shy to knock on the door and ask of their connection to the lighthouse...maybe next time! There is a gate (unlocked) that leads to a stone pier out to the sea, that's where the photo below was taken. Nice views from this spot. Driving there is easy, but parking in Dungarvan town and walking along Clonea beach to the lighthouse a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
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