A companion photograph of the one I posted earlier today of the Old Head of Kinsale. This one emphasises the lighthouse. There has been some kind of light beacon on the Old Head for over two thousand years.
The Old Head of Kinsale marks the beginning (or end, depending on the direction you're travelling in) of the Wild Atlantic Way, a majestic coastal driving route that stretches from Co. Cork in the south all the way to Co. Donegal in the north.
The Old Head is associated with one of the saddest episodes in maritime history. It's off this headland that the Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915, with the loss of 1,200 lives.
In late 2017, Ireland was hit by hurricane Ophelia. To give you an idea of the ferocity of the storm, the resulting waves were so powerful they reached the top of the headland, battering and flooding the house you can see in this picture, while the lighthouse keeper and his family feared for their lives. Thankfully, while the house was left in tatters, the family survived their ordeal.
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