I returned to the European stage for this week, and selected a lighthouse in Ireland that has been recently restored: Balbriggan. That's a pretty good name for a lighthouse in Ireland, I'd say
As is the usual manner in presenting these, first I'll start with where it's located. It's located about halfway between Dublin and Drogheda (remember The Thorn Birds?), as you'll see.
Next, here is information from its entry in the Lighthouse Directory.
"1769. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); directional light: three flashes every 20 s, white, red, or green depending on direction. 11 m (36 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery attached to a 1-story keeper's house. The original lantern was removed around 1960 and the light was displayed from a short mast atop the capped tower. Lighthouse painted white. ... This is Ireland's second oldest active lighthouse, after Hook Head; it was built by a local nobleman, Baron George Hamilton, to promote commercial development of the port. Fingal County Council made plans to restore the lighthouse and replace the lantern. By 2012 the lighthouse was repainted and refurbished but no funds had been secured for the lantern. In 2015 it was announced that funding for a lantern had been secured. Restoration of the lighthouse was underway in the fall of 2017 and installation of the new lantern took place sometime around the beginning of 2018."
I will note that Google Maps says the lighthouse is Permanently Closed. Since the LD says it's active, I assume that means you just can't go inside it.
Link to a website devoted to the lighthouse: Balbriggan Lighthouse
And now, of course, here are pictures.
And a video!
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