The site of Tandragee Castle has been a stronghold overlooking the town since the days of the O'Hanlon clan of Ulster who fought in the 1641 rebellion. In 1943, the US Army set up camp there.
Tandragee Golf Club, Tandragee, Co. Armagh
Markethill Road, Tandragee, Co. Armagh
Tandragee Golf Club dates back to 1911 when a private course was designed for the 9th Duke of Manchester. Play continued on the course throughout World War Two.
The Anchor Bar, Keady, Co. Armagh
40 Kinelowen Street, Keady, Co. Armagh
The Anchor Bar no longer operates in Keady, Co. Armagh but a plaque marks the spot and tells a sad tale of American GIs and their bravery at Omaha Beach.
The first Luftwaffe attack on Bangor, Co. Down came on Friday 13th September 1940 as a lone plane dropped 22 incendiary devices on the small coastal town.
The Mall, Armagh, Co. Armagh
Armagh, Co. Armagh
On 1st April 1944, thousands of men from the United States Army 2nd Infantry Division lined The Mall in Armagh to hear the words of General George S Patton.
The Plaza Ballroom, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Bridge Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh
The old Plaza Ballroom building on Bridge Street, Portadown has had many uses; in recent times a funeral parlour but in the 1940s, it was full of life.
'Theirs is the Glory' is a 1946 war movie telling the story of the Battle of Arnhem and starring those who were there including a few Ulster-born veterans.
Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford, Co. Down
Bryansford Road, Newcastle, Co. Down
The spectacular scenery of Tollymore Forest Park is heavily featured in Game Of Thrones and remains mostly unchanged from what greeted the US Army in 1942.
Urcher Hill Radar Station, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh
Urcher Hill, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh
During 1945, the Royal Air Force operated the Urcher Hill Radar Station near Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh. Reports suggest it was a mobile Chain Home Low system.
