Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower

Although not very big, very interesting and the memorial garden is beautiful and moving. The views general are outstanding as is the coastal walk

The girl at the information point and ticket office is very knowledgeable on the history of the signal towers and the Lusitania disaster. The little cafe is great and the walk around the cliffs is well worth the drive.

On the day that we went, there was a power outage at the museum, so we weren’t able to enjoy it to its fullest (they said that the video presentations weren’t working due to it). They were very nice and didn’t charge full price for it on that day! The lady that sells the tickets was incredibly nice and knowledgeable. The museum is small, but it has many letters, pictures and informations about the Lusitania (which we had no idea that it was a ship that sank during WWI) and the Old Head of Kinsale. We definitely learned a lot from it. The highlight, though, is the view from it. The canyons are simply mesmerizing and you can walk to them easily. Definitely recommend the visit if you have the time.

A marvellous community effort has restored this tower, built in the Napoleonic era, to "good as new". A museum room explains the history of the tower. A second museum room is devoted to the sinking of the Lucitania during WW1, and a nearby memorial garden is dedicated to the memory of those who died in the sinking. The site also includes toilet facilities and coffee shop.

By chance the old head lighthouse was open for public visits today and tomorrow so we took the opportunity to go out and have a look, what a stunning place.

This place is amazing with a fantastic guide who is so knowledgeable. We were so lucky to visit on a clear day with great views from the tower. The story is very tragic but is sensitively portrayed and marked with the memorial garden. Toilets and cafe with snacks also. Highly recommend!

Very poignant experience. Beautiful scenery. The signal tower is a fascinating and well executed display of history.

Well worth the diversion. Both the story of the signal tower and that of the Lusitania sinking are told well.