HeritageEasy30 to 60 minutes
Blacksod Lighthouse
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About
At the southern tip of the Mullet, where the road runs out, stands Blacksod Lighthouse, a rare square lighthouse first lit in 1866. It is famous well beyond Mayo: the weather observations made here by lighthouse keeper Ted Sweeney and Maureen Flavin in June 1944 reached Allied command and led Eisenhower to delay the D-Day landings by 24 hours, helping the invasion succeed. Maureen Sweeney, who lived to 100 and died in 2023, was honoured by the United States for her part. The pier beside it is the departure point for the Inishkea Islands, and the bay here is sheltered and clear.
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Highlights
- ✓lighthouse
- ✓D-Day history
- ✓Blacksod Bay
- ✓ferry pier
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