Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
In 1837 the Drogheda Harbour Commissioners proposed that a lighthouse be built on Rockabill with the costs to be paid by tolls on the shipping using Drogheda harbour. In 1838 Trinity House which was then in charge of lights in Ireland declined the request. In 1853 however the Trinity Board reversed its decision and authorized the construction of the lighthouse. Construction began in 1855 under the supervision of the Burgess brothers William and James who were builders from Limerick.
