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This was taken at 10pm in the evening with the moon being from the same time but taken with a longer lens. The moon is almost at the same spot the real moon was in the picture, but it was much smaller, mainly due to the wide angle (18mm) used for the lighthouse. I have combined the two images in PS.

The Hook Lighthouse, situated at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland, is said to be the oldest working lighthouse in the world. Operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Irish Lighthouse Authority, the Hook marks the eastern entrance to Waterford Harbour.

The existing tower dates from the twelfth century, though tradition states that Dubhan, a missionary to the Wexford area, established some sort of beacon as early as the 5th century. The exact circumstance of the initial construction on the present structure are the subject of some controversy. It had been thought that the tower was constructed in 1172 by Raymond LeGros as part of his conquests in Ireland, both to establish the lighthouse and to serve as a fortress on the approaches to Waterford. More recent studies, however, have attributed construction to William Marshal in 1245. In any case, this tower, in its original form, was 18m high and roughly 8.5m in diameter, with an open fire at the top serving as the beacon. The tower and its grounds was entrusted to the monks, who by then were associated with the Priory of Saint Augustine in Ross. This arrangement continued even through the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII.

[I have reposted this with correction to the perspective to make sure the tower doesn;t lean anymore]