Oileán na Tuí

Oileán na Tuí is a small Galway islet where a squat white lighthouse and red metalwork have guarded the approach to Cill Rónáin since 1878. Its unusual shape, polygonal compound and lean-to outbuilding suggest a working maritime place rather than a decorative monument. The islet still belongs to the busy water between land and sea, where light, stone and distance measure the risk of night sailing.