Jonathan Beaumont Explained

Jonathan Beaumont is an author of a number of books on Irish interest. He also works as a tour guide.

Rails to Achill (2001)^[1] 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.^[2] Research for the latter book was funded by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.^[3]

Publications

• Book: Beaumont, Jonathan . Rails to Achill: a West of Ireland branch line . The Oakwood Press . Usk . 29 June 2002 . 0-85361-588-8 .
• Book: Beaumont, Jonathan . Achillbeg: the life of an island . The Oakwood Press . Usk . March 2005 . 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)
• Book: Beaumont, Jonathan. 18 September 2021. Rails through Connemara: the Galway-Clifden railway . 9780853617594. Oakwood Press. Locomotion papers. 1263340905. Jonathan Beaumont-->.

Notes and References

1. http://achilltourism.com/shop/rails-to-achill-by-jonathan-beaumont-achill-island-tourism/ Rails to Achill
2. https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/the-islands-of-ireland-achillbeg-a-beauty-to-behold-off-mayo-460098.html The islands of Ireland: Achillbeg a beauty to behold off Mayo
3. News: Abandoned under the Mayo sky . 11 June 2005 . Sylvia Thompson . The Irish Times . 2008-03-21.