Around the time Tadgh O'Meara Snr was establishing the Kish Fish Company, the  main talking point among Dublin's fishermen and nautical community was the daily progress of the crews building the Lighthouse on the Kish Bank. Ever since 1811, a light has shone on the Kish Bank to warn ships and seafarers away from the shallows and the bank. Originally it shone from a floating lightship, the "Veronia Gesina", a galliot of 103  tons. A gong sounded from the ship in foggy weather, and when the Holyhead Packet boat was expected, they fired an eighteen pounder gun. An attempt in 1942 to establish a fixed lighthouse was abandoned after the preliminary piles were destroyed by a severe gale. In November 1949 a radio beacon was established and in 1944 the first all electric light vessel, the "Gannet" was placed at the Kish bank.

In 1960, the Commissioners of Irish lights began to explore the possibility of using a platform similar to an oil rig for lighthouse purposes, and following a tendering process, a design submitted by Messrs. Christiani & Nielsen Ltd. was selected. Work commenced in July 1963.

The lighthouse platform was to be substantially built at Dun Laoghaire and then towed out to sea in sections. The platform consisted of a reinforced concrete caisson within which a tower could be telescoped to its full height. On the evening of 29th of June 1965 the nearly completed structure was towed from Dun Laoghaire Harbour to the Kish Bank and on the 9th of November 1965 the light vessel was withdrawn and replaced by the existing Kish Lighthouse.

The Kish light still shines, two white flashes at F1 (2) W every 20 seconds, day and night. This light is reflected in our logo.