Poolbeg Lighthouse

Fresh air, unforgiving winds, and waves that swell right at you.
It almost puts you off balance, the sea being cut at half like that, its motion at odds; separated by the pier, one side is rough, green, and full of motion and the other is calm, blue, and virtually still.
I still find it fascinating.
Even though it was so deep and so rough, I wanted to be in it. It must have hit golden hour when we were there, because that light? Nothing quite like it.
And once you reach the end –so what about the long walk home– you can stare out for days at the sky kissing the sea. Or, at least, stopping to greet it.

The very very end of Dublin must be there, or at least I like thinking that it is the end of the city. Easy access walking or cycling. Perfect for a long walk from the city centre. Sometimes a lad selling coffee in a van is there at the begin of the dike to make the way easier.

Must come and see this, if you’re in Dublin.
You can’t write one page as a review for this sort of landmark. But you can come here and «review» it yourself, which is what you must do.
Highly advisable to come on high tides on a windy day and on a low tide normal sunny day.
Be prepared to spend at least one hour there. I think it’s around 2 km down to the end, it’s a bit of a walk.

Nice walk to this lighthouse and a great spot for watching big ships coming into Dublin Harbour.
You do have to drive through the smell that is poolbeg first but by the time you get to the lighthouse the smell has gone!
Watch the fishermen and women, watch crazy joggers (Really not a great surface for jogging on your knees will be knackered by the time you are 40, not thinking about that when your young and stupid are you! Mind you some people cycle along it. Blimey if I want that sort of treatment down below i’d buy a hammer and stay at home).
Anyway its a great walk i recommend it, but make sure you have nothing valuable in your car as there are a few nasty people robbing things around there as a friend of ours found out! Here’s a tip park your car in range of one of the many cameras.

The Poolbeg lighthouse, what a revelation. And the walk out to it is excellent too.
We initially went out to Poolbeg for a paddle on the kayaks, but as it was a most lovely sunny evening we decided to walk out to see the lighthouse. And it was so worth it for the photos alone, if not the weather and exercise.
I googled it and found out some interesting facts about it
1) initially operated on candlepower (reputedly the first in the world to do so)
2) located on the Great South Wall /​South Bull Wall, which was the world’s longest at the time of its building
3) it’s paint red for nautical reasons, not because it’s a nice colour
I highly recommend the Poolbeg lighthouse. A treasure of Dublin city.

The Poolbeg Lighthouse is the reward for walking along all the Ringsend nature trails. Situated at the end of a stone pier, it overlooks Dublin Bay.
Many fisherman hang around the lighthouse, hopeful that they will catch a meal. But it’s also a wonderful spot to watch the big ships come in. There’s also an amazing view of Howth, Dun Laoghaire and of course, the Dublin Port.
Built in 1768, the lighthouse was redesigned in 1820. Since then, it has maintained its present form. Unfortunately, visitors are not granted access to the inside.