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 Vol4 No3 March 2006: Part of the duties of the Coastguards was to monitor fishing catches and check for illegal fishing. A little deception was needed on occasion to bring a quarry to heel. The fishery protection vessel "Helga" was used during the Easter Rebellion of 1916 to shell the G.P.O. & Liberty Hall in Dublin where the rebels had set up the major command posts. In 1918 "Helga" sank a German U-Boat with gun-fire off the Isle of Man. Article Category: Newsletter Archives