The Haulbowline Lighthouse, Carlingford Lough
Stuck for something to do this bank holiday weekend?
let us light the way.
Ian Collins writes:
The Haulbowline Lighthouse, situated on Carlingford Lough, separating County Louth and County Down, is the first and only lighthouse in Ireland and the UK to be externally illuminated.
To mark this special occasion Carlingford Lough Ferry is offering guests the chance to enjoy a closer view of this beautiful scene, arranging a sailing towards the lighthouse at 9:30pm on Friday.
Enjoying refreshments and music onboard, passengers can choose from sailing from the Carlingford Lough Ferry terminal at Greencastle, County. Down at 8pm or at the Greenore terminal situated in Co. Louth at 8:20pm..
Tickets are limited and are priced at €15 for adults and €5 for children who must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets here
The Haulbowline Lighthouse will be illuminated from 9:30pm to 12:30am every evening until August 31 with the Newry Maritime Association overseeing the illumination with the permission of the commissioners of Irish Lights. This occasion marks the 195th anniversary of the commissioning of Haulbowline Lighthouse which was commissioned in 1824.
