Rosses Point
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Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo, Ireland
and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo
Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre (12 ft) high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights
.
Rosses Point is home to Co. Sligo Golf Club, which hosts the annual West of Ireland Championship and Sligo Yacht Club.
North of Rosses Point marine archeologists have recently uncovered a wreck of the Spanish Armada
which was storm-driven upon this coast in September of 1588.
The poet William Butler Yeats
and his brother, the artist Jack Butler Yeats
, spent their summer holidays at Elsinore House, in Rosses Point.
The "Waiting on Shore" monument, appropriately situated near the RNLI lifeboat station, depicts a woman holding her arms out to sea. This sculpture reflects the age-old anguish of a seafaring people who watched and waited for the safe return of loved ones. It is to honour the memory of those who sailed, or were lost at sea, that this woman, cast in bronze, stands:
"Lost at sea, lost at sea
Or in the evening tide
We loved you, we miss you
May God be with you abide".
The Lifeboat Station is built next to the pier which hosts a number of fishing vessels. Sea Angling and Boat Charters also operate from here and offer a variety of services including deep sea angling, reef fishing, shark fishing (August-October), Coney Island taxis and eco tourism cruises.
Elsinore Lodge was the seat of the Middleton Family where the Yeats brothers spent many a summer with their cousins. The house was built by the pirate captain John Black
or Black Jack
, and it is still said to be haunted by him (he supposedly knocks at the window pane three times, which should prove quite difficult at this stage). The house has fallen into disrepair, and even though plans to restore it emerge in the press every now and then, nothing has been done so far.
Plastic Bullet, a punk rock band from Milan (Italy) have dedicated a song (which carries the name of this point of the Sligo Bay) to Rosses Point
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and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre (12 ft) high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights
Commissioners of Irish Lights
The Commissioners of Irish Lights is the body that serves as the lighthouse authority for Ireland plus its adjacent seas and islands...
.
Rosses Point is home to Co. Sligo Golf Club, which hosts the annual West of Ireland Championship and Sligo Yacht Club.
North of Rosses Point marine archeologists have recently uncovered a wreck of the Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
which was storm-driven upon this coast in September of 1588.
The poet William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
and his brother, the artist Jack Butler Yeats
Jack Butler Yeats
John "Jack" Butler Yeats was an Irish artist. His early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pictures are simple lyrical depictions of landscapes and figures, predominantly from the west of Ireland—especially of his boyhood home of...
, spent their summer holidays at Elsinore House, in Rosses Point.
The "Waiting on Shore" monument, appropriately situated near the RNLI lifeboat station, depicts a woman holding her arms out to sea. This sculpture reflects the age-old anguish of a seafaring people who watched and waited for the safe return of loved ones. It is to honour the memory of those who sailed, or were lost at sea, that this woman, cast in bronze, stands:
"Lost at sea, lost at sea
Or in the evening tide
We loved you, we miss you
May God be with you abide".
The Lifeboat Station is built next to the pier which hosts a number of fishing vessels. Sea Angling and Boat Charters also operate from here and offer a variety of services including deep sea angling, reef fishing, shark fishing (August-October), Coney Island taxis and eco tourism cruises.
Elsinore Lodge was the seat of the Middleton Family where the Yeats brothers spent many a summer with their cousins. The house was built by the pirate captain John Black
John Black
John Black may refer to:Real people:*John Black , Scottish professional footballer active in the 1970s and 80s.*John Black , captain, privateer and survivor of the mutiny on the Lady Shore*John Black John Black may refer to:Real people:*John Black (footballer), Scottish professional footballer...
or Black Jack
Black Jack
Black Jack or Blackjack may refer to:- Games and cards :* Blackjack, the gambling game* Black Jack , also known as Switch, a name given to some variations of Crazy Eights in United Kingdom* The black Jack playing card- Products :...
, and it is still said to be haunted by him (he supposedly knocks at the window pane three times, which should prove quite difficult at this stage). The house has fallen into disrepair, and even though plans to restore it emerge in the press every now and then, nothing has been done so far.
Plastic Bullet, a punk rock band from Milan (Italy) have dedicated a song (which carries the name of this point of the Sligo Bay) to Rosses Point
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland