Ross beach killala bay 17th March 2024

Ross Beach is located in Killala Bay Co Mayo Ireland this is where Ross Coastguard Station situated on a wonderfully elevated site overlooking the approaches to Killala in north Mayo. The photograph comes from the Wynne collection in the NLI, who estimate the date as around 1880. Wynne himself died in 1893. The station was built in 1864 but seems to have replaced an older station a short distance away. With many islands at the entrance to Killala, it was an ideal spot for the coastguards to set up shop and keep an eye on the local trade. the river Moy flows through Ballina and enters Killala Bay at this point.