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 Vol2 No9 September 2004: A few weeks ago, medals belonging to a former Coastguard officer, dating from the 19th.century were handed over to the current Irish Coastguard at their new station at Howth Harbour. They belonged to Thomas Woodley, who served as Chief Officer for 12 years until he retired in 1893. His granddaughter Monica Daly was given the medals by her father and she decided to return the medals to the present Irish Coast Guard. One of the medals was awarded for bravery, and thanks to research by Dr. Roger Willoughby, a noted�medal collector, we will shortly post medal details on the site. Article Category: Newsletter Archives