Location of the Asgard ammunition dump

Howth Harbour Lighthouse is a beautiful little structure with strong circular walls and a gun position. The lighthouse keeper’s Georgian Style residence was occupied up until 1955 when automation was introduced. On Sunday 26th July 1914, the author of The Riddle of the Sands -Erskine Childers landed weapons here for the Irish Volunteers from his yacht, The Asgard. He was later executed by the authorities of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. His son, Erskine Hamilton Childers, became the 4th President of Ireland in 1973.

Thanks to Century Ireland for informative video on the Asgard