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Welcome to John Eagle's Lighthouse News Page
March Here is your first glimpse of my new book. Just received an advance copy and I am really thrilled with the professional way The Collins Press have put my book together. Here are some sample pages so you can have a taste
Clare Island
Calf Rock
A special one for me, my white collie Quisha on the helicopter pad at Fanad My new book is available to pre-order, list price is 19.99 but you can have it for 15.99 euros plus postage by clicking here I will sign and dedicate it for you if you wish. Took a spin down to Clonakilty Model Village, great to walk round and see the models and railway. Below is a shot of their model of the Fastnet with trains passing by
Roancarrig Lighthouse in Bantry Bay features in the new
Neil Jordan movie 'Ondine' which was shot in the Summer of 2008 and Premiered in Castletownbere March 2010. The movie is about a mermaid, and stars Colin Farrell February Proposed Lighthouse Tour starting June 24th. Need 6 people to make up group. If you are interested in coming along please get in touch. Click the Contact Me tab above January 2010
Here is the cover of my new book, to be published by the Collins Press in May of this year December 2009 I have been working on the proofs for my new lighthouse book ‘Ireland’s Lighthouses – a photo essay by John Eagle’ for much of November. The way Collins Press of Cork have put my book together has got me very excited, their graphic designer is absolutely marvellous. My new book covers all the lighthouses of Ireland with lots of new pictures that I have taken over the ten year period since my first book came out in 1999. Hopefully the book will be on sale by May 2010. I am so looking forward to it. I shall have some to sell, but they should be available in all good bookshops everywhere. Book sellers wanting to stock my book will need to get in touch with The Collins Press http://www.collinspress.ie/
Clare Island postcard 86A Lighthouse Postcard Sets now have 86A in them see below
I made a 20x16 inch canvas print of this shot and was so impressed by the result I have decided to make a postcard from it as well. # 86A is now available replacing #86 which shows the cliffs but not much of the actual lighthouse
August 2009 Extreme Lighthousing
Leaving the Fastnet are from left: Dave and Phyllis Idell, Mary Borkowski, Tommy Hartnett (our bus driver), Tom Chisholm, Darlene Chisholm and Phil Borkowski My Lighthouse Tour got off to a flying start in Bunratty on July 27th where I performed a slide show of my lighthouse photography to 40 members of the US Lighthouse Society at the Bunratty Castle Hotel. Next day 6 of the members came with me on a tour of the Cork and Kerry lighthouses starting with Beeves Rock and Tarbert on the
Shannon, then Little Samphire Island in Tralee Bay.
The group at Little Samphire Island left to right: Mary and Phil Borkowski, Phyllis and Dave Idell, Darlene and Tom Chisolm Later that day we saw Cromwell Point on Valentia Island and spent the night in Cahirciveen.
July 29th saw us visit the Skellig Experience Museum in Port Magee, followed by a boat trip out to the rock.
Photographing Skellig Michael lighthouses old and new The pilot of the boat took us so we could photograph both the old and present lighthouses of Skellig Michael. The sea was rolling but we didn't mind as we all got great shots.
Dave and Phyllis Idell making their way up Skellig Michael Afterwards we went on the rock and climbed the steps to the beehive monastery. Later we drove to Eyeries. July 30 we spent on the Beara Peninsula.
Visiting the Bull Rock We went for an exciting speed boat trip from Castletownbere to the Bull Rock, taking in the Calf Rock on the way,
The Calf Rock also Ardnakinna and Roancarrig.
Photographing Roancarrig in Bantry Bay July 31 we visited the Mizen Head Visitor's Centre, with a walk
across the famous suspension bridge.
The Fastnet We spent the night at The Heron's Cove in Goleen and got up at the crack of dawn August 1st for a boat trip out to the Fastnet where waves were crashing over the rocks and with the dawn light it was a spectacle that will live in our minds for a long time to come.
The Heron's Cove where we stayed and had a fabulous meal If you would like to come on an Irish Lighthouse tour with me please Click Here July 2009 I have just signed a new publishing contract with Collins Press of Cork to write a new book on Irish Lighthouses. The book will be published in the Spring 2010 Canvas prints, no need for a frame, just hang 'em on the wall Special Offer A2 canvas print (24x16 inches) €100 plus postage A3 canvas print (16x12) €80 plus postage Available on any picture on my website. No need for a frame, just hang it on the wall. Makes for an affordable present for that special occasion that will be greatly appreciated. Just tell me which picture of mine you would like made into a canvas print
Specially signed Irish lighthouse postcards now available, click here for more details June 2009
Took this shot of Inishtearaght June 3rd with my Canon EOS 5D mk2. I have longed to do this because my 30A shot of Inishtearaght was cut off on the right side see below which I took 1996. I love this Blasket Isle location. My thanks to The Commissioners of Irish Lights and Capt. Peter Hodges. Please click here for more pictures
I also re-shot Cromwell Point, see below
More pictures of Cromwell Point click here May 2009 I just wish to thank all those who have been waiting for their full sets of the Irish Lighthouse Series, thank you for your patience. I now have fresh stocks of Howth and Wheat Rock Buoy postcards in and can now sell full sets again.
April 2009
The Irish Lights tender Granuaile visiting Berehaven. She is seen here moored between Bere Island and Dinish Island I will be releasing two new lighthouse postcards towards the end of this month, 2F and 3C. This is with the very kind assistance of Sue Hill at The Herons Cove in Goleen and will have the Mizen sponsorship on them. To see both click here 2 F is below Flew down to the Fastnet lighthouse on the 2nd to get myself some fresh pictures of this fabulous lighthouse. Also took in Crookhaven, Mizen, Sheeps Head and Ardnakinna. My thanks to The Commissioners of Irish Lights for letting me go there and to Capt. Colm Martyn for flying me in the new Irish Helicopters Eurocopter 135
March 2009 Got my first flight in the new Irish Lights helicopter, the Eurocopter 135, on Friday 13th (Lucky for some).
Here seen taking off for a flight to Skellig Michael. A stunningly beautiful machine both inside and out. It came into service in December 2008 and replaces the Bolkow from which I did so many of my aerial shots. On this occasion I flew up the bay to Roancarrig, one of the pictures can be seen below. My thanks to Peter Hodges for flying me.
This and all shots seen here were taken thru the window of the helicopter. Canon EOS 5D mk2 with EF 28m. I had the 24-105L with me, but it was so much easier to use the 28m inside the confines of the helicopter. Being a shorter lens means there is less likelihood of camera shake as well.
Just to the north of Roancarrig lighthouse is this small island famous for its wreck. Weather beaten by constant storms there is not much left of the wreck.
I took the above shot of Castletownbere as we came back to land at the helicopter pad. A dull enough day, got much worse than this after we landed. Book
If you wish to order a copy of my book from me please let me know if you would like me to sign and dedicate it to someone. Click here to order Postcards
It never ceases to surprise me how many people are interested in my Irish Lighthouse Series postcards. I am really glad, because they have taken up a considerable part of my life and are something I am truly proud of. Thank you for making me so happy January 2009 Got a phone call from a production team making a programme about storms at lighthouses for the Discovery Channel. They wanted to ask which lighthouse I would recommend on the Irish coast that would look good during a storm. It was a toss up between Roancarrig and Cromwell Point on Valentia Island. I looked up the weather forcast for the weekend and noted there was a big storm on the way, so I decided to head over to Cromwell Point for some wave action. However leaving Killarney on the Cahirciveen Road soon proved far too dangerous for the likes of me. Branches were being blown down, one narrowly missed my car, so half-way to Killorglin I reluctantly turned the car round and headed back home. I crossed over the Beara Peninsula on the Caha Pass tunnel road and drove down the southern shore of the peninsula. My reward was the picture below of Roancarrig getting a pounding in Bantry Bay. Looks a bit like a mighty submarine about to submerge!
Roancarrig taken with Canon EOS 5D mk2 + EF 200 2.8
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