Fresh air, unforgiving winds, and waves that swell right at you. It almost puts you off balance, the sea being cut at half like that, its motion at odds; separated by the pier, one side is rough, green, and full of motion and the other is calm, blue, and virtually still. I still find it fascinating. Even though it was so deep and so rough, I wanted to be in it. It must have hit golden hour when we were there, because that light? Nothing quite like it. And once you reach the end --so what about the long walk home-- you can stare out for days at the sky kissing the sea. Or, at least, stopping to greet it. read more

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The Poolbeg Lighthouse is the reward for walking along all the Ringsend nature trails. Situated at the end of a stone pier, it overlooks Dublin Bay. Many fisherman hang around the lighthouse, hopeful that they will catch a meal. But it's also a wonderful spot to watch the big ships come in. There's also an amazing view of Howth, Dun Laoghaire and of course, the Dublin Port. Built in 1768, the lighthouse was redesigned in 1820. Since then, it has maintained its present form. Unfortunately, visitors are not granted access to the inside. read more

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Have a plan. If you want to take in this lighthouse located about 5 walking KM from Dublin City Center; have a plan. For Europeans walking 5 or 10K in a day may not be much but it's not normal for American tourists. Whilst it's easy enough to get a taxi from city center to get to the pier, unless you pay waiting time while you stroll out to the piers end, take in the scenery, and snap your selfies, it's not likely that there will be a a queue of taxis waiting to take you back to civilization. Such was our predicament this past outing. What you realize all too fast is that you have to walk about 3 KM before the traffic is routine enough that there might be a cab passing by that you could hail. After about another 1/2 KM you are so close to city center that you feel like taking a taxi for the last bit would put you to shame. So having a plan for getting there and back is Key. As for the light itself it's a great view of the harbor. We saw two gigantic ships come in while we were out there. The walking path is pretty well flat with the stone treads running perpendicular to travel so your footing should be good over most of the span. I would even think a person could amble along with the use of a cane or walking stick as long they had the endurance. What's not to be underestimated is the wind. Because the chance of a shower in Ireland seems to be ever present, having and umbrella by your side seems logical. But be forewarned any umbrella opened up while on the pier is simply a gift to the Irish Sea, and eventually The Queen, I assume. If you a fan of seeing these relics to nautical navigation, Poolbeg is worth the walk, and maybe worth the loss of an umbrella. Nothing is worth the glowering look of your spouse at around the her 6th KM of walking because you didn't have a plan. BTW, Continually encouraging her by saying "You're doing great, we are almost there." isn't a plan. read more

Nice walk to this lighthouse and a great spot for watching big ships coming into Dublin Harbour. You do have to drive through the smell that is poolbeg first but by the time you get to the lighthouse the smell has gone! Watch the fishermen and women, watch crazy joggers ( Really not a great surface for jogging on your knees will be knackered by the time you are 40, not thinking about that when your young and stupid are you! Mind you some people cycle along it. Blimey if I want that sort of treatment down below i'd buy a hammer and stay at home ). Anyway its a great walk i recommend it, but make sure you have nothing valuable in your car as there are a few nasty people robbing things around there as a friend of ours found out! Here's a tip park your car in range of one of the many cameras. read more

The Poolbeg lighthouse, what a revelation. And the walk out to it is excellent too. We initially went out to Poolbeg for a paddle on the kayaks, but as it was a most lovely sunny evening we decided to walk out to see the lighthouse. And it was so worth it for the photos alone, if not the weather and exercise. I googled it and found out some interesting facts about it 1) initially operated on candlepower (reputedly the first in the world to do so) 2) located on the Great South Wall / South Bull Wall, which was the world's longest at the time of its building 3) it's paint red for nautical reasons, not because it's a nice colour I highly recommend the Poolbeg lighthouse. A treasure of Dublin city. read more

Must come and see this, if you're in Dublin. You can't write one page as a review for this sort of landmark. But you can come here and "review" it yourself, which is what you must do. Highly advisable to come on high tides on a windy day and on a low tide normal sunny day. Be prepared to spend at least one hour there. I think it's around 2 km down to the end, it's a bit of a walk. read more

Good place to visit. I usually run to the Light House and back to Sandymount. Just awesome being surrounded by water. read more

Poolbeg Lighthouse - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Dublin, D

The very very end of Dublin must be there, or at least I like thinking that it is the end of the city. Easy access walking or cycling. Perfect for a long walk from the city centre. Sometimes a lad selling coffee in a van is there at the begin of the dike to make the way easier. read more