Description

The railway line to Achill Island stands as one of the most remarkable and melancholy chapters in Irish transport history, a route carved through some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery and shadowed by tragedy from its very opening day. Jonathan Beaumont traces the full story of the line from its ambitious beginnings to its eventual closure, uncovering the economic dreams, political struggles, and human stories that surrounded it along the way. Rich in historical detail and illustrated with rare archive material, Rails to Achill is essential reading for railway enthusiasts, lovers of Irish history, and anyone fascinated by the west of Ireland and its enduring character.