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Poolbeg Lighthouse

Poolbeg Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais an Phoill Bhig) is an active aid to navigation at the mouth of the River Liffey, near Poolbeg in Dublin, Ireland. First established in 1767, it initially operated on candlepower but this was changed to oil in 1786. It was re-designed and re-built into its present form in 1820. Location The lighthouse, one of a formation of three, is located on the Great South Wall (South Bull Wall), at the Port of Dublin, which extends from Ringsend's Poolbeg peninsula nearly four miles out into Dublin Bay. The wall was the world's longest at the time of its building, and remains one of the longest sea-walls in Europe. One of the other two lighthouses is located on the Bull Wall opposite, and the other on a wooden platform mid-channel. The Poolbeg Lighthouse is not the most attractive but an iconic feature in the bay, in which it occupies an almost central position. It is nearly equidistant from Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, and Howth, and commands extensive views of the shores of the bay, with an unbroken panorama of the mountains on the south. Howth with its heather-clad hills, bright green fields and rugged reaches of sea cliff, is very visible from this point. Original building The lighthouse when originally constructed, presented an entirely different appearance from what it does at the present time. It was not as high as the existing structure, it sloped much more rapidly towards the top, and was surmounted by an octagonal lantern with eight heavy glass windows. A stone staircase with an iron balustrade led to the second storey, where an iron gallery surrounded the whole building. The lighthouse was constructed in 1789 by Mr. Smith and affords a striking proof that the greatest difficulties may be overcome by genius and perseverance. The alteration to the present form was made in the early part of the nineteenth century. Management The lighthouse, automated for many years, is managed by Dublin Port Company, whereas most lighthouses in Ireland are managed by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, today part of a larger cross-border body. Standard height measurement for Ordnance Survey Ireland Historically, the Ordnance Survey Ireland used the low water mark of the spring tide on 8 April 1837 at the Poolbeg Lighthouse as a standard height for all its maps, a practice which continued up until 1958. Colouring The Poolbeg Lighthouse is painted red. The green lighthouse on the opposite side of the channel is the North Bull lighthouse, a couple of metres off the end of the North Bull Wall, and another green lighthouse the North Bank Lighthouse is also located next to the shipping channel into Dublin. As with all navigational aids marking a channel, the port side as one heads upstream is indicated by red markers whilst the right hand side or starboard of the channel is green. Incidents In 2016, a 48-year-old man drowned in the sea near the lighthouse while playing the augmented-reality video game Ingress, having possibly tripped on a raised water grate at the edge of the pier. The grates have since been removed. See also Lighthouses in Ireland References External links Commissioners of Irish Lights
Phare de Poolbeg

Le phare de Poolbeg est un phare situé dans la baie de Dublin à l'entrée du port de Dublin dans le Comté de Dublin (Irlande). Il est géré par l'Autorité Portuaire de Dublin (Dublin Port Company). Histoire C'est une tour ronde de 20 m de hauteur supportant une lanterne et une galerie. Il a été construit en 1768 et modernisé en 1820. Il est peint en rouge. Le phare de Poolbeg se situe au bout d'un long brise-lames qui protège le port intérieur de Dublin en arrivant sur la rivière Liffey qui traverse la ville. Il signale le port par éclats rouges. Il est accessible par beau temps en marchant sur le brise-lames. Le site est ouvert, mais la tour n'est pas visitable. Voir aussi Notes et références Bibliographie Philip Plisson, Guillaume Plisson et Daniel Charles, Phares majeurs de l'arc Atlantique, Éditions du Chêne, 2002 [détail de l’édition] (ISBN 2842774035), p. 93 Lien interne Liste des phares d'Irlande Lien externe (en) Lighthouses of Eastern Ireland Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de Dublin
Portarlington GAA

Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club affiliated predominantly Gaelic football club with underage hurling up till U/17 level. It is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Ireland. Grounds Portarlington GAA club is based at McCann Park. The club's grounds are named after former member Pat McCann. McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary. The main stand in the ground was built and named in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died in June 1996. This stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated). Hurling Although Portarlington are a predominantly football club, they have had adult hurling teams in the past and reached finals of the Junior Hurling Championship in 1937, 1946 and 1960. As of the 21st century, Portarlington fields hurling teams up to U17. At adult level, hurlers from Portarlington play with Mountmellick for adult and U20; This arrangement was in place, in April 2024, on the condition that it would change if Portarlington had enough numbers for their own adult team. Honours Senior Laois Senior Football Championship (17): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 Intermediate Laois Intermediate Football Championship (4): 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991 Junior Laois Junior A Football Championship (8): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1968, 1983 Laois Junior A Hurling Championship (0): (runners-up in 1937, 1946, 1960) League ACFL Div 1 (4): 1988, 1989, 2021, 2023 ACFL Div 3 (2): 1990, 2001 U21 Laois U-21 Football Championship (8): 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019 Laois U-21 B Football Championship (2): 2002, 2008 Minor Laois Minor Football Championship (9): 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017 Laois Minor B Football Championship (1): 2007 Notable players Hugh Emerson Cathal Ryan References External links Portarlington GAA Official Website Portarlington GAA
Portiuncula University Hospital

Portiuncula University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Phortiuncula) is a public hospital in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group. The hospital is on Brackernagh, a principal road in Ballinasloe, forming part of the R446 road. Counties in the hospital's catchment area are east Galway, Westmeath, north Tipperary, Roscommon and Offaly. History The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood opened a nursing home at "Mount Pleasant" in 1943, and John Dignan, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert, invited them to found a hospital, which opened on 9 April 1945. The nuns named their hospital after Portiuncula in Italy, the place where Franciscanism began. The hospital changed its name from Portiuncula General Hospital to Portiuncula University Hospital in November 2015. Services The hospital provides 195 in-patient beds and 25 day case beds. Performance In July 2014 a number of serious hygiene issues were raised during an unscheduled inspection of the hospital by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). These issues concerned the management of blood monitoring equipment at the hospital, and inspectors found blood-stained sticky tape on a window sill beside a patient's bed, as well as failure to dispose of used blood sampling equipment. Inspectors also found the fixtures of the hospital to be in a state of disrepair. The report recommended a "more robust system of managing and maintaining such equipment is put in place to mitigate the risks to patients and staff of acquiring a healthcare association infection". In January 2015, the HSE's Saolta Group launched an independent probe into maternity services at the hospital after a review of the care of seven infants who were born over a ten-month period in 2014 found that two of them died and five had evidence of oxygen deprivation during childbirth. In May 2018, the report identified multiple serious failures, including staffing issues, a lack of training and poor communication among maternity staff, which contributed to the death of three babies. Of the 18 births examined, six involved stillbirths or the death of the baby shortly after delivery. A further six cases involved injury, including one of Grade 3 Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy. In January 2025, the HSE ordered external reviews into the delivery of nine babies at the hospital, including two who were stillborn in 2023. Six babies were delivered with HIE in 2024 and one baby with HIE in 2025. In July 2025, the HSE announced that between 200 and 300 expectant mothers with "high-risk" pregnancies would be moved from the hospital to other locations. This caused public outrage and a protest attended by around 2,000 people was held in August to voice their concern about what they say was the downgrading of maternity services at the hospital. References External links Official site
Portlaw GAA

Portlaw GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both codes. Portlaw have been quite successful in hurling having won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship on 6 occasions. They currently play both intermediate hurling and football in Waterford. Honours Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 6 1937, 1970(Ballyduff/Portlaw), 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977 Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championships: 2 2004, 2015, 2024 Waterford Junior Hurling Championships: 1 1935 Waterford Minor Hurling Championships: 1 1982 Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championships: 1 1984 Waterford Intermediate Football Championships: 2 2016, 2021 Waterford Junior Football Championships: 1986, 2005 Waterford Ladies' Senior Football Championships: 4 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 External links Official website
Portlick Castle

Portlick Castle er et beboelsestårn fra senmiddelalderen, der ligger nær landsbyen Glasson i County Westmeath, Irland. Det likker omkring 9,5 km fra bredden af Lough Ree, og består af et kvadratisk stentårn i fire etager fra middelalderen, hvortil der er bygget to georgianske længer på samt et victoriansk tårn. Ifølge lokale legender skulle, Portlick Castle, Kilkenny Castle, Monkstown Castle (Cork), the Sharon Rectory og Workhouse Museum i Derry alle blive hjemsøgt af et "Blue Lady"-spøgelse. Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Portlick Castle

Portlick Castle (irisch Caisleán Phort Lice) ist ein Landhaus, das aus einem spätmittelalterlichen Tower House an den Ufern des Lough Ree beim Dorf Glasson, etwa 9,6 km entfernt von Athlone im irischen County Westmeath, entstanden ist. Beschreibung Das Landhaus besteht aus einem vierstöckigen, spätmittelalterlichen Turm mit quadratischem Grundriss, an den in Georgianischer Zeit ein zweistöckiger Gebäudeflügel angebaut wurde und in Viktorianischer Zeit ein weiterer Turm. Geschichte Sir Henry de Leon kam schon 1169 nach der ursprünglichen Invasion des Earl of Pembroke als Begleitung von Prinz Johann (dem späteren König Johann Ohneland) nach Irland und erhielt große Ländereien in Westmeath. Das Familienwappen der Dillons hat einen roten Löwen in der Mitte, umgeben von drei roten Schildern. Ihr Familienname entwickelte sich später aus De-lee-on über Di-lee-on zu Dillon. Die irisch-gälische Version dieses Namens lautet Díolún. Ein Zweig der Dillons erhielt das Land von Portlick und ließ vermutlich in der Nähe des heutigen Landhauses eine Motte errichten. Diese war ihre wichtigste Festung und vermutlich auch ihre Wohnstatt, bis das Tower House im Spätmittelalter gebaut wurde. Von da an wohnten sie in dem Tower House, bis 1696 Garret Dillon nach dem Vertrag von Limerick enteignet wurde. Die Burg wurde dann an Thomas Knightly, einem Mitglied des Privy Council von König Wilhelm III. verlehnt, der sie wiederum an William Palmer aus Dublin verkaufte. Später wurde die Verlehnung verworfen und das Anwesen fiel an die Krone zurück, die es 1703 an Reverend Robert Smyth verkaufte. Ein Mitglied der Familie Smyth lebte bis 1955 in dem Landhaus. Die Smyths ließen den georgianischen Wohnflügel errichten und 1860 ließ Ralph Smyth einen zinnenbewehrten, dreistöckigen Turm vor dem georgianischen Flügel anbauen, der dem Gebäudekomplex sein heutiges Aussehen mit zwei Türmen verlieh. Laut Artikeln im The Westmeath Independent wurde Portlick Castle am Mittwoch, den 17. Juli 1861 niedergebrannt, wobei Geschirr, Möbel und Bücher im Wert von Tausenden von Pfund vernichtet wurden und das unbewohnbar war, als es 1988 der australische Dichter Luke Whitington, ein Kunstmäzen und erfahrener Restaurierer verfallener Gebäude in Italien, kaufte. Er ließ die Gebäude in Portlick in großem Umfang mit neuen Dächern versehen und renovieren. Die Grafschaftsverwaltung erteilte im Jahr 2000 die Freigabe für Wohnzwecke. Ab 2012 konnte man das ganze Landhaus während 46 Wochen im Jahr für € 1000 pro Nacht mieten und es wurde zusammen mit 10,8 Hektar umgebenden Landes für € 2,29 Mio. zum Kauf angeboten. Heute gehört Portlick Castle immer noch Luke Whitington und ist als privates Wohnhaus verpachtet. Geistergeschichten Laut einer lokalen Sage werden Portlick Castle, Kilkenny Castle, Monkstown Castle, Sharon Rectory und Workhouse Museum in Derry von Geist der „Blauen Lady“ heimgesucht. Einzelnachweise
Portlick Castle

Portlick Castle is a late medieval tower house castle near the village of Glasson, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located approximately 6 miles from Athlone on the shores of Lough Ree. It comprises a square late medieval 4-storey stone tower with an attached 2-storey Georgian wing and Victorian tower. History Sir Henry de Leon, accompanied Prince John (later King John) of England to Ireland, after the initial invasion by the Earl of Pembroke (Strongbow) back in 1169, and was granted large areas of land in the Westmeath area. The surname eventually evolved from De-lee-on to Di-lee-on to Dillon. The Irish language version of this surname is "Diolun". A branch of the Dillons was granted the lands of Portlick and probably constructed the medieval motte located nearby. This would have been their primary fortification and probable residence until the castle was constructed in c. 1500. From then on they resided at the castle until 1696 when Garrett Dillon, former Recorder of Dublin, was attainted under the Articles of Limerick and forced to flee to France, where he died a few years later. It was then granted to Thomas Keightly, a member of King William's privy council, who in turn sold it to William Palmer of Dublin. Subsequently, the grant was repudiated and the property repossessed by the crown to be sold to the Reverend Robert Smyth (Smith) in 1703. A member of the Smyth family lived in Portlick Castle until 1955. The Smyths built the Georgian residential wing and in 1860 Robert Ralph Smyth then built a castellated 3-storey tower block at the front of the Georgian addition to give the building its current twin tower appearance. According to articles in The Westmeath Independent, Portlick Castle "was burned down on Wednesday, July 17, 1861", with loss of thousands of pounds worth of plates, furniture and books, and was uninhabitable when bought in 1988 by the Australian poet Luke Whitington, an art patron and an experienced restorer of derelict buildings in Italy. He extensively re-roofed and refurbished Portlick's buildings, with final council certification as fit for habitation obtained in 2000. In 2012, the entire castle could be rented during forty-six weeks in the year for 1,000 euros per night, and was also for sale, including 27 acres of land. As of 2019, Portlick Castle was owned by Whitington and let as a private residence. In 2020, the castle was still listed as "for sale". In early 2021, the castle was officially sold to an Irish-American family from California. Ghost stories According to local lore, Portlick Castle, Kilkenny Castle, Monkstown Castle (Cork), the Sharon Rectory, and the Workhouse Museum in Derry are said to be haunted by a "Blue Lady" ghost. References California family Buys Historic Castle This castle was inhabited by the Finn Thor and Tora Hannevig and their family from approximately 1953-1970. Renovations were made to add laundry and electricity. Sources are extensive family photos from the period. They are buried at the local church. Finn Thor mentioned the Blue lady frequently.
Замок Портлік

Замок Портлік (англ. Portlick Castle) — один із замків Ірландії, розташований в графстві Західний Міт, біля селища Глассон, на відстані 6 миль від Атлона, на березі озера Лох-Рі. Замок баштового типу в норманському стилі, включає квадратну пізньосередньовічну чотириповерхову вежу з добудованими вікторіанською вежею та крилом в георгіївському стилі. Історія замку Перший замок Портлік було побудовано на цих землях після англо-норманського завоювання Ірландії. У 1169 році ці землі захопив сер Генрі де Леон у супроводі принца Джона, що згодом став королем Англії Джоном Безземельним та графа Пемброка Стронгбоу. Сер Генрі де Леон отримав у володіння великі землі на території нинішнього графства Західний Міт. Прізвище феодалів Де Леон згодом перетворилося на Діллон. Ірландський (гельський) варіант цього прізвища Діолун. Феодалам Де Леон дісталися в тому числі землі Портлік, де вони збудували замок типу «Мотт-і-Бейлі» — дерев'яний замок на штучному пагорбі. Цей замок став основною резиденцією феодалів Де Леон. Пізніше на місці дерев'яного замку вони збудували кам'яний замок. Феодали Діллон жили тут до 1696 року, коли під час бурхливих подій вільямітський війн Гаррет Діллон (1640—1696) був позбавлений прав, хоча відповідно до Лімеріцького договору (який сам же Гаррет Діллон уклав від імені якобітів) права йому мали бути повернені. У Гаррета Діллона конфіскували всі замки та маєтки за те, що він підтримував скинутого короля Ангілії Якова ІІ. Замок був дарований Томасу Кейтлі — члену таємної ради короля Англії Вільгельма ІІІ Оранського. Томас Кейтлі потім продав замок Вільяму Палмеру — багатію з Дубліна. Згодом родина Діллон отримала прощення від корони Ангілї, конфіскацію частково відмінили, але замок не повернули. Замок продали преподобному Роберту Сміту в 1703 році. Родина Сміт жила в замку до 1955 року. Родина Сміт перебудувала замок, добудувавши крило в георгієвському стилі, а в 1860 році Ральф Сміт добудував вежу в вікторіанському стилі. З 2012 року замком володіє бізнесмен, що живе в замку Портлік протягом шести тижнів на рік. Замок можна взяти в оренду протягом інших 46 тижнів року за 1000 євро за 1 ніч. 19 акрів землі біля замку не так давно було виставлено на продаж. Привиди замку Портлік У замку Портлік неодноразово спостерігали привидів, зокрема бачили привид «Леді в блакитному». Повідомляють, що ця «Леді в блакитному» періодично відвідує замок, крім того бачили, як вона розважаючись ковзала по перилах сходів. Ця ж сама «Леді в блакитному» неодноразово відвідувала замки Кілкенні, Монкстоун (графство Корк), будинок Шарон-Ректорі та музей «Воркхаус» в Деррі. Крім того в замку бачили привид чоловіка, який колись був ув'язнений в підземеллі замку. Див. також Список замків Ірландії Джерела Alistair Rowan, Christine Casey. North Leinster: The Counties of Longford, Louth, Meath and Westmeath. «Portlick Castle, Glasson, Athlone, Co. Westmeath». Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012. «Proper castle with ghosts and dungeons can be yours for €1.9m — Independent.ie». Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
Portmarnock Golf Club

De Portmarnock Golf Club is een golfclub in Ierland. De club werd in 1894 opgericht en had toen een 9-holes golfbaan die was aangelegd door William Picheman. Het land was eigendom van John Jameson, fabrikant van de beroemde Ierse Jameson whiskey en nazaat van zijn Schotse naamgenoot, die de distilleerderij in Dublin oprichtte. Twee jaar later werd de baan uitgebreid tot 18 holes. Beroemd De club ontving de eerste editie van het Iers Open, en zou daarna nog menigmaal als gastheer optreden. Andere beroemde toernooien die er gespeeld werden zijn het Brits Amateur (1949), de Canada Cup (1960) en de Walker Cup (1991). Berucht Portmaenock liet geen vrouwen lid worden van de club. In 2003 kwam het tot een rechtszaak tegen de discriminatie, en verbood de rechter drankverkoop voor een week. Twee rechtszaken volgden, in 2005 en 2007, maar nog steeds mogen alleen mannen lid worden. Vrouwen mogen wel op de baan spelen.
Portstewart Golf Club

Portstewart Golf Club consists of three 18-hole courses situated in the town of Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Golf was first played there as far back as 1889. The three courses are: the Strand Course (par 72), a championship course, the Riverside Course (par 68) and the Old Course (par 64), which is where the club was founded in 1894. Portstewart Golf Club hosted the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in 2017, setting up a three-week spell of links golf culminating in The Open Championship. History The club was founded in 1894 and started off as 9 holes at the existing location of the Old Course. This was upgraded to 18 holes in 1934. In 1920 the club built another clubhouse at Strand Head and Willie Park Jr. designed 18 holes and this is now currently the Strand Course. In 1986 the club purchased land in the sand dunes known as 'Thistly Hollow' which allowed seven new stunning holes to be built in these towering dunes and in natural links land, these holes were designed by club member Des Giffin. Due to this makeover on the Strand Course left an extra 9 holes from the original layout, which was expanded to 18 holes in 2001 and this is now currently the Riverside Course. Tournaments The club held a qualifying round for The Open Championship in 1951 when it was played at Royal Portrush. The club played host to the Irish Amateur Close Championship in 1992, and has hosted other events such as the Irish Professional and Irish Amateur. The British Girls Championship was also hosted in 2006, won by Belen Mozo of Spain. Most recently it has co-hosted The Amateur Championship in 2014 along with Royal Portrush which was won by Bradley Neil of Scotland. It also co-hosted the Boys Amateur Championship in 2018 alongside Royal Portrush which was won by Conor Gough of England. It has hosted the British Ladies Amateur Championship as well in 2015, won by Céline Boutier of France. In 2017, Portstewart hosted the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, from 6–9 July for the first time in the club's history. This was by far the biggest tournament the club had ever hosted and attracted crowds of 92,000+ for the whole week. The young Spaniard Jon Rahm took the title and shot an Irish Open record score of 24 under par for 4 days. David Drysdale broke the course record for The Strand Course by carding a 63 on the final day. Portstewart hosted the North of Ireland Amateur Championship in 2019 along with Castlerock due to Royal Portrush's closure as the 2019 Open Championship host. Scorecard Strand Links – Championship tees See also Royal Portrush Golf Club Royal County Down Golf Club Ballyliffin Golf Club References External links Official website