The house was finished in 2004. Later on, in Autumn, it survived a one-in-twenty year storm when a Force 10 south-east gale and a spring tide lined up together and hurled breakers right up to the projecting canopy of the roof.

Galley Head Lighthouse is one of a chain of beacons built to protect shipping along the rock-bound, stormy Atlantic coast of Ireland. The Coastguards built their station and launch ramp in the lee of the headland - out of the wind - to ensure the maximum number of sheltered launches. The old stone cottage, sitting above the ramp, is made of crude rubble walls one metre thick, but one doorway inside is glazed in delicate cut-crystal. It bears a brass plate with the name of SS Lusitania.

The old cottage and boathouse have been converted and an extension added on. The old cottage has been turned into a master bedroom and the boathouse is for guest bedrooms. The kitchen, dining and sitting rooms are in the new extension.