The Lifeboat Service in Ireland: Station by Station
- ISBN-10
- 1445624230
- ISBN-13
- 9781445624235
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-12-15
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing Limited
- Author
- Nicholas Leach
Description
The history of the Irish lifeboats station by station
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