DUNREE LIGHTHOUSE, DUNREE HEAD, INISHOWEN, CO.DONEGAL, IRELAND.

            DUNREE LIGHTHOUSE IS BUILT 46M ABOVE THE HIGH WATER SEA LEVEL AND HAS INCREDIBLE VIEWS OVER LOUGH SWILLY AND OUT TO THE WILD ATLANTIC. IT WAS BUILT IN 1876 AFTER THE DUKE OF ABERCORN REQUESTED BETTER LIGHTING FOR THE LOUGH AND SUGGESTED CONVERTING THE TWO MARTELLO TOWERS LOCATED AT MACAMISH AND DUNREE. THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO INTENTION OF DISPOSING OF THEIR MARTELLO TOWERS AND SO, AFTER A SURVEY, CHOSE THIS POSITION ABOVE DUNREE FORT FOR A NEW LIGHTHOUSE. IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE BUILDING SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN ONE STORY HIGH AND SO THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE LANTERN ATTACHED AT GROUND LEVEL TO THE FRONT OF THE DWELLING. IN 1927 THE LIGHT WAS CONVERTED TO ACETYLENE.WHICH MEANT THAT JOHN MURPHY, THE KEEPER AT THE TIME, NO LONGER HAD TO KEEP A NIGHT WATCH. 
THE LIGHT HAD ANOTHER CONVERSION THIS TIME TO ELECTRIC IN 1969. THE SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION BEING A CLUSTER OF 100 WATT, 220 VOLT LAMPS. IF THE ESB SHOULD FAIL THEN A SMALL ELECTRIC ALTERNATOR AUTOMATICALLY TAKES OVER UNTIL THE MAINS SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED. THE CHARACTER OF THE LIGHT IS FLASHING (2) WR 5 SECONDS. ITS RANGE IS 12 MILES WHITE AND 9 MILES RED. ITS INTENSITY IS 5,000 CANDELAS WHITE AND 1,200 CANDELAS RED. THE HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS 6 METRES.
IN 2015 A NEW 4 METER HIGH GRP NAVIGATIONAL TOWER AND BEACON LIGHT HAS BEEN FITTED TO MAKE THE SITE FULLY AUTOMATED. THE NEW NAVIGATIONAL TOWER WILL ALSO SERVE AS A DAYLIGHT MARKER.

   

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