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Jonathan Beaumont

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Jonathan Beaumont is an author of a number of books on Irish interest.

Rails to Achill (2001) describes the history of the Westport to Achill railway, which ran from 1894 to 1937.Achillbeg: The Life of an Island (2005) chronicles life on the island of Achillbeg, which was depopulated in 1965. Research for the latter book was funded by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.[1]

Rails through the West(2012)

Publications

  • Beaumont, Jonathan (29 June 2002). Rails to Achill: a West of Ireland branch line. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-588-8.
  • Beaumont, Jonathan (March 2005). Achillbeg: the life of an island. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-631-0.

Beaumont, Jonathan & Carse, Barry: Rails Through the West (Colourpoint Press, 2012) Beaumont, Jonathan & Carse, Barry: Rails Through North Kerry (Colourpoint Press, 2016)

References

  1. ^ Sylvia Thompson (11 June 2005). "Abandoned under the Mayo sky". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2008-03-21.