![President visits the Commissioners of Irish Lights on the 50th anniversary of the Kish Lighthouse](/images/made/44d1dc18a2367c64/SBurrowsMichaelDHiggins_500x333_500_333.jpg)
The President marked the 50th anniversary of Kish Lighthouse - an important factor in maritime safety, but also an engineering feat: The lighthouse replaced a lightship which was one of a series of such vessels that marked the Kish Bank since 1811.
The President marked the 50th anniversary of Kish Lighthouse - an important factor in maritime safety, but also an engineering feat: The lighthouse replaced a lightship which was one of a series of such vessels that marked the Kish Bank since 1811.