Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Inisheer, Inis Oírr or Fardurris Point Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on the island of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, in County Galway, Ireland. It marks the south-eastern entrance to Galway Bay and the Port of Galway known as the South Sound, with a red sector of the light marking the Finnis Rock. [ 1 ]
Approximately sixty islanders, including the Inisheer Rocket Crew, [12] rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy; [11] an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire. Inisheer Lighthouse located at the southern tip of the island, it was completed in 1857.
Eeragh Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Rock Island, one of the Brannock Islands, part of the Aran Islands archipelago in County Galway, Ireland. It marks the north-western entrance to Galway Bay and the port of Galway known as the North Sound.
Since 2000, Áras Éanna Arts Centre, Inisheer, has been welcoming artists in residence, both local and international, to stay and work on the inspirational Aran Islands for periods of one month. Clíodhna Lyons , born on the islands, is an Irish cartoonist, animator, and printmaker, who has created several comics and 'zines and is now a ...
The first lighthouse in the Aran Islands, built on the highest point of Inishmore. [4] Inishowen East: Inishowen: Donegal: North Channel: 1837: 1961: Squat tower separate from the active West Inishowen Lighthouse. [4] Kilcredaun Head: Carrigaholt
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland. It was the first of a series of lighthouses that were built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands, but it was poorly positioned and was eventually replaced by the ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file
In the centre of the island, at its highest point is the Inishmore Lighthouse, it was decommissioned in 1857 and replaced by the lights at Eeragh and Inisheer. [12] The island plays host to Ted Fest each year. First celebrated in 2007, it is a celebration of the sitcom Father Ted.