The harbour was radically rebuilt by the Office of Public Works in the late 20th century a documentary was done on the much-delayed project in , with distinct fishing and leisure areas formed, and the installation of a modern ice-making facility. A new lifeboat house was later constructed, and Howth is today home to units of both the RNLI lifeboat service and the Irish Coastguard. Howth Head is one of the dominant features of Dublin Bay , with a number of peaks, the highest of which is Black Linn.
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In one area, near Shielmartin, there is a small peat bog, the "Bog of the Frogs". The wilder parts of Howth can be accessed by a network of paths many are rights of way and much of the centre and east is protected as part of a Special Area of Conservation of 2. The peninsula has a number of small, fast-running streams, three of which run through the village, with more, including the Bloody Stream, in the adjacent Howth Demesne. The streams passing through the village are, from east to west, Coulcour Brook falling to Balscadden Bay , Gray's Brook or the Boggeen Stream falling to the eastern end of the harbour , and Offington Stream passing under Findlater's to the western side of the harbour.
Other streams are met along the cliff walks, including the Whitewater Brook, with a tributary in a sunken area of plants and ponds, and then the Balsaggart Stream. These are part of a series of towers built around the coast of Ireland during the 19th century. More than half of Howth Head, and of the Howth area, totalling around 1, acres, is subject to a Special Amenity Area Order, a provision of Irish law designed to protect areas of natural beauty or biodiversity.
Prepared by the local authority, after a consultative process under a community environmental process known as SEMPA, [16] and formally proposed by Brendan Howlin as a minister, the order was developed in cooperation with a unit of Trinity College Dublin.
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It was made in , and confirmed in , and is subject to 5-yearly reviews, the most recent having been conducted in The Council stated that the order was needed to protect the environment of the designated area by restricting development there, while recognising the need "to encourage tourism-related developments in the remainder of Howth. Howth Castle , and its estate, at least part of which is known as Deer Park, are key features of the area. On the grounds of Howth Castle lies a collapsed dolmen portal tomb , known locally as Aideen's Grave.
Corr Castle also previously formed part of the estate. At the south-east corner of Howth Head, in the area known as Bail e y historically, the Green Bayley is the automated Baily Lighthouse , successor to previous aids to navigation, at least as far back as the late 17th century. At the end of the East Pier of Howth Harbour are the Howth Harbour Lighthouse , built in the 19th century and no longer in service, and the pole-mounted light which replaced it.
In Howth village are St. Mary's Church and its graveyard, overlooking the harbour. The earliest church on this site was built by Sitric, King of Dublin, in It was replaced around by a parish church, when that function was moved from the church on Ireland's Eye, and then, in the second, half of the 14th century, the present church was built. The building was modified in the 15th and 16th centuries, when the gables were raised, a bell-cote was built and a new porch and south door were added.
The St. Lawrence family, of nearby Howth Castle, also modified the east end to act as a private chapel; inside is the tomb of Christopher St Lawrence, 2nd Baron Howth , who died in , and his wife, Anna Plunkett of Ratoath. Also of historic interest is a building known as The College or The Old College , on Abbey Street which was primarily constructed in the late 15th of early 16th century but also with earlier medieval elements.
Drumleck Castle on a promontory in the Censure area of Howth was formerly on the Record of Protected Structures but removed as there were no structural elements remaining above ground to warrant retention. Howth remains an active centre of the fishing industry, with some processing performed in the fishing harbour area, and some boat maintenance. There is a State Fisheries Centre, including an ice-making plant, and a dry dock. The village is also home to the Olympic Council of Ireland.
The area is active commercially, with a range of retail and leisure outlets, including multiple restaurants and a post office, although the nearest supermarket is at Sutton Cross and the nearest filling station in Bayside. Howth, having once held at least five hotels, saw the last, the Deer Park Hotel, on the Howth Estate, close in April , although the premises continues to trade as a bar and base for the Deer Park golf courses and a 'FootGolf' course.
The area has multiple bed-and-breakfast establishments, and Airbnb hosts. The Asgard hotel was famously owned by Phil Lynott and operated by his mother Philomena Lynott when it burned down in before being replaced by apartments.
Large numbers of tourists visit Howth annually in order to avail of the views from the summit, to walk the piers, and to taste locally sourced seafood. Howth is a common area for birdwatching and sailing , and is also popular with anglers. Sea mammals, such as seals, are common sights in and near the harbour. It used to be popular to feed the seals but authorities banned the practice for a variety of reasons.
Howth is also a destination for cyclists, joggers and hill-walkers alike, particularly on weekends. One attraction is the six-kilometre long Cliff Path Loop. Howth was within County Dublin from the introduction of the shire structure by the Normans, and within North Dublin rural district from its creation under the Local Government Ireland Act In Howth became a separate urban district with the consent of the Local Government Board for Ireland and despite the opposition of North Dublin rural district council. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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