This site is dedicated to the Coastguards who lived and worked around the Irish coastline between the 18th and early 20th centuries. It includes a collection of CG station photos as well as facts and figures about the people , births, deaths, census information, etc. There are also some fascinating accounts of bravery during rescues from shipwrecks as well as interesting Extracts of shipwrecks and rescues, etc.

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It was founded by Tony Daly back in 2001, though sadly he passed away in 2021 and it was his wish that the site remain up for the future for researchers and interested visitors.

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The Coastguard Cutter Vol3 No3 March 2005: In the nineteenth century Fairy Tales generally started thus, "Once upon a time there was a young girl, etc." but this was not a Fairy Tale but a story of the bravery of Grace Darling and her father, keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse in saving the lives of nine passengers of the 'Forfarshire'. This was a brave well executed rescue in which Grace played a major part, she was no more than five foot tall and not strong, she died only a few years later of consumption at the age of twenty-six. The nation went overboard for Grace Darling, well known artists queued up outside the Lighthouse to paint her portrait... Article Category: Newsletter Archives