Financial Strife

Youghal Excursion Scene 1908

A photograph of day-trippers arriving at Youghal Train Station in 1908. Crowds teem on the platform, making their way to and from the strand, which is visible in the background. The photograph is taken from a height and gives a good overview of the train station, beach and surrounding houses.

Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Youghal Excursion Scene 1908
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Youghal Excursion Scene 1908

A photograph of day-trippers arriving at Youghal Train Station in 1908. Crowds teem on the platform, making their way to and from the strand, which is visible in the background. The photograph is taken from a height and gives a good overview of the train station, beach and surrounding houses.

Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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Despite the popularity of the Cork to Queenstown and Youghal line, by the mid-1860s, the C&YR Company found itself in financial strife once more.

David Lewis, the Company's primary shareholder, had expended large amounts of money in the purchase of a riverboat steamer which he intended to operate on the Blackwater, as well as buying the town of Youghal from the Duke of Devonshire in an attempt to develop it into the "Brighton of Ireland".
When Lewis was declared bankrupt for the third time in April 1865, his assets were liquidated and the C&YR Company was obliged to sell to the Great Southern and Western Railway for a mere £310,000 in June 1866.

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