Jeremiah Coghlan, naval captain in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, "an officer almost unrivaled in heroic exploits". The Mizen Peninsula, at Ireland's most southwesterly point, is worldwide renown for the beauty of its rugged landscape and ancient heritage. Though it may feel overcrowded at peak season the food available in Crookhaven is exceptional and the local businesses handle the influx with relaxed and assured confidence.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Built around a courtyard and set in mature grounds and gardens, all of the Self-Catering Holiday Cottages have their own garden patio and a front terrace. They are built into the hillside above the road, and tie in with a substantial stone quay which has been constructed below it. The Lighthouse dates from 1843 and is surrounded by the original dwellings formerly occupied by the keepers of Fastnet Lighthouse, Mizen fog station and Crookhaven Lighthouse. The O’Mahony clan, led by their chieftain Donagh “the Migrator,” settled at the furthest point, the tip of the Mizen peninsula.

It is also well lit with its entrance points of Sheemon Point and Black Horse Rocks being lit and the former has a lighthouse. The entrance is unhindered, almost a ¼ of a mile wide, steep-to on both side, has lit marks on either side and a sectored light and, as such is very straightforward. The Royal Navy continued to man the station, 24x7, 365 days of the year, in three shifts, by two operators until the Irish Civil War.

Any data provided on this page is entirely used at your own risk and you must read our legal page if you view data on this site. Mizen Vision, the Irish Lights Signal Station Visitor Centre, had been developed as a local tourism co-operative.Both are well worth a visit and have different qualities, though both have world class walking routes in common! Founded in 1975, Bantry Bay Golf Club in Co Cork has been described as "one of the most spectacular golf courses in the world" and visitors have long been enthralled by the charms of West Cork and this delightful course. On the 10th December 1964 the light was changed to LFl WR 8 secs with a range of 13 nautical miles for the white light and 11 nautical miles for the red light. We had initially planned to take an afternoon session but the Muirtí encouraged us to switch to a morning session for optimum conditions. These activities were unaffected by official discouragement under King James VI and I, but the Dutch attack on Crookhaven in 1614 did significant damage [10] and English piracy in the region declined thereafter.