- Jonathan Beaumont
Jonathan Beaumont, a senior bank official in
Belfast , is an author of two book onAchill Island inCounty 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 ofAchillbeg , which was depopulated in 1965. Research for the latter book was funded by theCommunity 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=0853616310References
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