News & Events

The passing of Maureen Sweeney

Maureen Sweeeny who was resident at Blacksod lighthouse with her husband Ted from the 1940s until the 1970s passed away on December 17th 2023. Maureen was best known for her famous weather report of June 1944 that would see the D-day landing postponed by 24 hours.For this achievement, in 2021, the US House of Representatives honored

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Táimid ar bís!

Táimid ar bís!

An audio-visual, site-specific art-piece entitled ‘Neutrality’ will be launched by artists @alkinsel and Paul Kinsella @blacksod_lighthouse this Sunday 14th

Staff parking only!

Staff parking only!

Great excitement in Erris and @blacksod_lighthouse for the charitable @littleblueheroes @bumblebee1000run events. Well done to all involved in organising and

Broadcast from our beautiful home

Broadcast from our beautiful home

Míle buíochas @irelandamvmtv @deric_tv @mayonorth for arranging broadcast from our beautiful home. A huge thanks also to Vincent Sweeney,

Breaking news!

Breaking news!

Tá lúchair orainn fáilte a chur roimh Ireland AM go Teach Solais an Fhóid Duibh.

Fáilte ar ais

Fáilte ar ais

Fáilte ar ais – We’ve been busy behind the scenes prepping our new exhibition content,

On behalf of all at Blacksod Lighthouse

We look forward to welcoming you to our unique and fascinating guided tour!