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Achillbeg coastguard station
Brian	#1 Posted on 12/02/2014 12:40
New Member Posts: 2 Joined: 29/01/2014	Hi, firstly I am a newbie to this site and have been doing a lot of searching and reading but now I feel that I need your expertise and hopefully get a bit nearer to my quest. To explain my wife and I will be touring Ireland ( we are English) and I wish to visit Achillbeg where my Great Grandfather John Richard Clark was stationed along with his wife Catherine and family. I also believe he was stationed on Valencia Island and Mullaghmore. Dates around 1882-1893 ? "Do these stations still exist"? and any help on info of my great grandfather would be appreciated with my "pilgrimage". Best regards, Brian


crimea1854	#2 Posted on 14/02/2014 07:53
Administrator Posts: 906 Joined: 09/07/2007	Brian welcome to the Forum. Can I suggest that you visit the Irish Ordnance Survey site (link below), make sure the Historic 6'' B&W layer is activated, then zoom into the areas you are interested in. From this you may be able to identify CG Stations, which should aid your 'pilgrimage'. http://maps.osi.i...743300,0,8 Martin


Brian	#3 Posted on 14/02/2014 10:02
New Member Posts: 2 Joined: 29/01/2014	Hi Martin, Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. I will indeed scan your suggestion and get back to you in due course. Brian. Merged on 14/02/2014 15:00:29: crimea1854 wrote: Brian welcome to the Forum. Can I suggest that you visit the Irish Ordnance Survey site (link below), make sure the Historic 6'' B&W layer is activated, then zoom into the areas you are interested in. From this you may be able to identify CG Stations, which should aid your 'pilgrimage'. http://maps.osi.i...743300,0,8 Martin Merged on 14/02/2014 15:09:52: Hi again Martin, Thanks to you I now have a good idea where the coastguard stations were that my Great grandfather was stationed so I have started planning my motorhome "pilgrimage. Also thanks for O.S. Maps link very useful Best regards, Brian Edited by Brian on 14/02/2014 15:09

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