Jonathan Beaumont

Jonathan Beaumont

Jonathan Beaumont, a senior bank official in Belfast, is an author of two book on Achill Island in County Mayo. As a child, his parents took him to Achill for a holiday every year, and he has returned regularly since then.

"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. [cite news |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/weekend/2005/0611/1118359080192.html |title=Abandoned under the Mayo sky |date=11 June 2005 |author=Sylvia Thompson |work=The Irish Times |accessdate=2008-03-21]

Beaumont lives in Lisburn, County Antrim.

Publications

*cite book |title=Rails to Achill: a West of Ireland branch line |first=Jonathan |last=Beaumont |publisher=The Oakwood Press |location=Usk |date=29 June 2002 |isbn=0853615888
*cite book |title=Achillbeg: the life of an island |first=Jonathan |last=Beaumont |publisher=The Oakwood Press |location=Usk |year=2005 |month=March |isbn=0853616310

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