Mizen Head Signal Station
Aerial footage of the Mizen Head Signal Station, West Cork.
Mizen Head on a Perfect Day
Mizen Head Signal Station, Goleen, West Cork, Ireland Carole O'Ciardha (filming) with Micheal, Irene and Ray explore the new Mizen Bridge and Pathways looking up north to the Sheep's Head and Beara peninsulas; down into Dunlough Bay, the Sea Arch and looking for seals under the Bridge. The restless Atlantic Ocean is a natural balm to the spirit, always changing. Leave your worries and stress in the car park and enjoy! Keep a close watch for birds, whales and all kinds of ships passing the Mizen. There are displays and exhibits in the Signal Station. The Visitor Centre, near the large car park, has Mizen cafe, gift shop, toilets and exhibits. For all ages in any weather. Opening Hours on mizenhead.ie. Mizen Head Bridge was closed from Oct 2009 - March 2011 for demolition and reconstruction. Cork County Council, Failte Ireland and the Commissioners of Irish Lights funded the €2.3m project. Cork County Council was the client, RPS, Cork were the engineers and Carillion Irishenco were the contractors. The new Bridge was officially opened on August 5 2011 . Music: After the Rain by Jeanne Cotter.
Mizen Head and Goleen, Ireland
Explore Mizen Head Peninsula including the quaint village of Goleen. Finally travel to the rugged coastline of Mizen Head and view the historic footbridge and signal station.
Mizen Head, Ireland (24.05.2009)
Mizen Head Signal Station, built to save lives off the treacherous rocks at Ireland's most south-westerly point, five miles from Goleen, is open to the public.
Mizen Head Lighthouse
Aerial footage of Mizen Head Lighthouse, West Cork.
Mizen Head, is located at the extremity of the Mizen Peninsula in County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery. One of the main transatlantic shipping routes passes close by to the south, and Mizen Head was, for many seafarers, the first (or last) sight of Europe. The tip of the peninsula is almost an island, cut off by a deep chasm, now spanned by a bridge; this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently manned, is now a museum housing displays relating to the site's strategic significance for transatlantic shipping and communications, including the pioneering efforts of Guglielmo Marconi. The 99 steps which formed part of the original access route have been supplemented by a series of paths and viewing platforms, and a full range of visitor facilities is available at the entrance to the site. The villages of Ballydehob, Crookhaven, Goleen, and Schull are located on the peninsula to the east.
Mizen Head is not the most southerly point on the mainland of Ireland; nearby Brow Head holds that title, as several metres south. Nevertheless, geography books have long measured the length of Ireland, diagonal northeast-to-southwest, as from Fair Head to Mizen Head or north-south from Malin Head to Mizen Head.
Mizen Head Bridge
Crossing the Mizen Head Bridge at the Signal Station. This is Ireland's most south-westerly point. Located 5 miles from Goleen, Ireland.
Mizen Head - County Cork - Ireland
Mizen Head Ireland the most Southwesterly Point in Ireland
Mizen Head Ireland - Mizen Head is located at the extremity of a peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery. One of the main transatlantic shipping routes passes close by to the south, and Mizen Head was, for many seafarers, the first (or last) sight of Europe. The tip of the peninsula is almost an island, cut off by a deep chasm, now spanned by a bridge; this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently manned, is now a museum housing displays relating to the site's strategic significance for transatlantic shipping and communications, including the pioneering efforts of Guglielmo Marconi. The 99 steps which formed part of the original access route have been supplemented by a series of paths and viewing platforms, and a full range of visitor facilities is available at the entrance to the site. The villages of Ballydehob, Crookhaven, Goleen, and Schull are located on the peninsula to the east.
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Mizen Head
Mizen Head (Irish: Carn Uí Néid), is located at the extremity of the Kilmore Peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery.
One of the main transatlantic shipping routes passes close by to the south, and Mizen Head was, for many seafarers, the first (or last) sight of Europe.
The tip of the peninsula is almost an island, cut off by a deep chasm, now spanned by a bridge; this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently manned, is now a museum housing displays relating to the site's strategic significance for transatlantic shipping and communications, including the pioneering efforts of Guglielmo Marconi.
The 99 steps which formed part of the original access route have been supplemented by a series of paths and viewing platforms, and a full range of visitor facilities is available at the entrance to the site. The villages of Ballydehob, Crookhaven, Goleen, and Schull are located on the peninsula to the east.
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Mizen Head Ireland's most south westerly point. Phantom 4 Pro + Eagle Eye 2.0 flies round the headland and under the bridge
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Ireland travel is about taking a journey into the magical. While taking a tour of Ireland you should always include time to travel West Cork and Mizen Head. You can experience more of the West Cork area and Mizen Head at my Ireland blog using the links above.
Whether you are walking the paths of the many parks, climbing the rocky hills, fishing from the rugged coastline, sitting on a sandy beach, taking photographs of the Irish countryside or cycling the winding roads; a tour of this scenic area of southwest County Cork, Ireland is a must.
Begin your tour at Mizen Head, Ireland's most southwesterly point. The dramatic peninsula features Barley Cove beach and is highlighted by the Mizen Head Signal Station Visitor Centre. At the signal station you will be treated with magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Cork and Kerry Mountains to the North.
The drive to the Mizen Head Signal Station will take you from one of the small villages of Goleen or Crookhaven. The roads from both villages join together at the end of the causeway that cuts along the swan filled Lissagriffin Lake. Continuing up the road, you will pass the Lissagriffin Primary School on the right.
Just past the school, turn left on to the Mizen road and head past the Barley Cove Beach Hotel. As you head up the hill from the hotel, be sure to stop at the bend in the road and admire the beautiful views of Barley Cove Beach and Brow Head. Whether the sun is shining or a gale is blowing, the views are breathtaking.
Continuing up the road, you will pass the home that was my grandparents' holiday home on the right. This home, Corran More, was the center of our family's Irish fun and holds a tom of memories from the years we spent there.
On the left side of the road just past Corran More is a lay-by. At the western end of the lay-by, a driveway drops down to the left. Tim and Mary O'Sullivan live here and have been friends of our family since the early 1970's. Tim is a retired dairy farmer, and Mary operates a small bed and breakfast during the peak summer months. You will not find a nicer family than the O'Sullivans. At the end of their driveway, a road heads to the west. Follow this road to its end, and you will find a pier jutting into the sea. Four generations of my family have enjoyed many picnics and fishing excursions on this pier. I'm sure that I have added to the aging of my mother while I ran around this pier.
The rest of the drive up the Mizen road to the signal station is filled with one grand view after another. Pulling into the large parking lot of the Mizen Head Signal Station, you will find the entrance on the right. Inside the welcome building you will be able to purchase tickets to the museum at the end of the peninsula, purchase a souvenir or enjoy a snack in the café.
Follow the path down to the arced bridge. As you cross the bridge, take time to look for seals relaxing on the rocks below. A short way past the bridge, you will come to the formally manned signal station. Inside the station itself is a fine museum describing life in the station, the history of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse and stories of the many ships that have crashed on the rocks of the Mizen.
Further past the signal station you walk to the end of the land. This rugged, wind swept coastline was no doubt the final view of Ireland many immigrants saw after they left Cobh on their way to America.
Planning your next vacation to Ireland? Don't forget to tour West Cork and Mizen Head.
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Mizen Head - Ireland
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Mizen Head (Irish: Carn Uí Néid), is located at the extremity of a peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery. One of the main transatlantic shipping routes passes close by to the south, and Mizen Head was, for many seafarers, the first (or last) sight of Europe. The tip of the peninsula is almost an island, cut off by a deep chasm, now spanned by a bridge; this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently manned, is now a museum housing displays relating to the site's strategic significance for transatlantic shipping and communications, including the pioneering efforts of Guglielmo Marconi. The 99 steps which formed part of the original access route have been supplemented by a series of paths and viewing platforms, and a full range of visitor facilities is available at the entrance to the site. The villages of Ballydehob, Crookhaven, Goleen, and Schull are located on the peninsula to the east.
Contrary to popular belief, Mizen Head is not the most southerly point on the mainland of Ireland; nearby Brow Head holds that title. Nevertheless, geography books have long measured the length of Ireland from Fair Head to Mizen Head or from Malin Head to Mizen Head.
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