Jonathan Beaumont is an author of two books on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.
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.
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“Know from this the world’s a snare,
How that greatness is but care,
How all pleasures are but pain,
And how short they do remain:”
—Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)