Oil on canvas board
12ins x 10ins
Two lights, est. August 1st 1837 forming leading lights from Sligo Bay into the Channel to Sligo Port. Replaced by a sectored temporary light February 15th 1891. Discontinued towers taken down 1893. North tower was rebuilt and became a rear leading light with the Metal Man (No.36 in the series) 1932. Light converted from acetylene to propane October 9th, 1979.
With the assistance of Commissioners of Irish Lights
By kind permission of John Eagle Photography
No. 12 in the Irish Lighthouse Series