In Co. Clare the Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience has swung open its doors for the first time in two years following a €1.2m upgrade.
Located at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary with its origins dating back to the 1670s, the lighthouse was first opened to visitors in 2011 and has since become one of West Clare’s most popular attractions. The lighthouse also is one of the Great Lighthouses of Ireland and is one of the county’s two Signature Discovery Points along the route of the Wild Atlantic Way.
Kitty Garvey whose late husband Brendan was the Loop Head’s final lightkeeper before the lighthouse was automated by the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL) in 1991, was among the special guests at Friday’s official opening.
A series of upgrade and renovation works have been completed at the Loop Head Visitor Experience as a result of funding received from the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) with match funding from Clare County Council. The combined works have cost €1.2m.
Clare Echo has further coverage on the funding and works that has taken place at the coastal tourist attraction.
