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Galley Head Lighthouse
$22.00
A white tower with a red rail on Dundeady Head, west of Clonakilty. From 1878 it has thrown five flashes every twenty seconds across the Celtic Sea, with Red Strand on one side and Long Strand on the other. Built after Lord Bandon argued the headland kept claiming ships. The unusual part is the landward arc: four clear panes in the lantern aimed back at Castle Freke, said to be a courtesy to a visiting Sultan who wanted to see it from the house. The Castle is a gothic ruin now. The light still keeps the same rhythm.
Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.