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    Mine Head Lighthouse is an excellently preserved operational 19th century lighthouse in Old Parish, County Waterford, Ireland. George Halpin Senior designed...
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    Slyne Head Lighthouse (Irish: Ceann Léime) is located at the westernmost point of County Galway, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Dunloughan, Ireland...
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    Semaphore Station on the summit until it was moved down to the Great Orme lighthouse in 1859. Two years later the Great Orme semaphore station closed with...
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    (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the...
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    sighted the German submarine U-61 about 20 nmi (23 mi; 37 km) south of Mine Head Lighthouse, Monagoush, County Waterford, Ireland, and pursued her. At 13:30...
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    picnics at the Old Head lighthouse. Ireland portal Lighthouses in Ireland Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse Commissioners of Irish Lighthouses "The Lusitania"...
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    The Hook Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Rinn Duáin; also known as Hook Head Lighthouse) is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula...
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    Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall (177 ft) lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of...
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    town is home to Norah Head Lighthouse with scenic views along the coast. The Norah Head Lighthouse was the last significant lighthouse built in New South...
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    The Baily Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn) is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin, Ireland. It is maintained...
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  • wreckage in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) southeast of Mine Head Lighthouse, County Waterford, Ireland and sank. Her crew reached shore in the...
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    Eagle Island lighthouses are a pair of lighthouses on Eagle Island, County Mayo, Ireland, of which only one remains operational. Two lighthouses were commissioned...
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    Poolbeg Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais an Phoill Bhig) is an active aid to navigation at the mouth of the River Liffey, near Poolbeg in Dublin, Ireland...
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    Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, US on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by...
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    Cape Otway Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Otway in southern Victoria, Australia. It is Victoria's oldest working lighthouse. During winter to spring...
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    Ballycotton Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse positioned on Ballycotton Island, east of Ballycotton, County Cork, on the south coast of...
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  • foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Mine Head Lighthouse, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from...
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  • the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east by east of the Mine Head Lighthouse, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from...
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    titled The Banshee and Finn Magee, a psychological thriller titled The Lighthouse, and a family adventure series titled Sightings, which were optioned at...
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    Lead Mines Lighthouse was located on the western side of the lake, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of the Molson's Island lighthouse. This was...
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    The Bull Rock Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation located 4 km off Dursey Island, Ireland. The lighthouse is the second one constructed in this...
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  • land. Returning home, Ruby is attacked by vengeful sea captain Gordon Lighthouse, but is saved by Chelsea, who is actually a mermaid. Gordon's footage...
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    The Maidens lighthouses, on the Maidens in North Channel off County Antrim in Northern Ireland, date from 1829 and were built at the request of merchants...
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    Godrevy (redirect from Godrevy Head)
    Godrevy Island is a lighthouse maintained by Trinity House which is said to be the inspiration for Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse. Godrevy lies within...
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    Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a Minnesota state park at the site of the Soudan Underground Mine, on the south shore of Lake Vermilion...
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    Blacksod Lighthouse (Gaelic: Fód Dubh) is a lighthouse at the southern end of the Mullet Peninsula, Erris, County Mayo, at the entrance to Blacksod Bay...
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    ships to the U.S. Lighthouse Service. The former mine planters were converted to lighthouse tenders and buoy tenders. The Lighthouse Service was merged...
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    west of Ireland. Loop Head is marked by a prominent lighthouse. The opposite headland on the south side of the Shannon is Kerry Head. The Shannon Foynes...
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    or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest lighthouse (tied with Point...
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    this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently staffed, is now a museum housing...
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