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Map showing Lisgoole Abbey, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Lisgoole Abbey, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

96 Derrylin Road, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Lisgoole Abbey near Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh is a large Georgian house with monastic roots. It housed several units of the United States Army from 1942.

Map showing Lislap House, Gortin, Co. Tyrone

Lislap House, Gortin, Co. Tyrone

Glenpark Road, Gortin, Co. Tyrone

The Black family from Dublin, Ireland built Lislap House in Gortin, Co. Tyrone in the 1800s. 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop set up base here in 1942.

Map showing Long Kesh Airfield, Lisburn, Co. Down

Long Kesh Airfield, Lisburn, Co. Down

Maze, Lisburn, Co. Down

Long Kesh is best known in Northern Ireland as the site of HMP Maze but during World War Two it was a Royal Air Force airfield and hosted the USAAF in 1942.

Map showing Lough Erne, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Lough Erne, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Lough Erne is a popular resort in Northern Ireland for locals and tourists. In wartime, it provided an important Allied base for the Battle of the Atlantic.

Map showing Manor House, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh

Manor House, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh

Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh

The Manor House, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh is now a hotel but from 1942, it housed officers and men from units of 34th Infantry Division, United States Army.

Map showing Millisle Primary School, Millisle, Co. Down

Millisle Primary School, Millisle, Co. Down

9 Abbery Road, Millisle, Co. Down

Millisle Primary School stands in the quiet seaside town of Millisle, Co. Down. During the 1940s some pupils were Jewish refugees from occupied Europe.

Monmouthshire Regiment drownings in Carlingford Lough, Co. Down

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20th November 2019

The July 1941 drownings in Carlingford Lough, Co. Down claimed the lives of 6 members of 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment based in nearby Rostrevor.

Map showing Mount Caulfield House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Mount Caulfield House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Green Road, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Mount Caulfield House in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh is a Victorian property once owned by the Richardson family. It hosted American troops leading up to D-Day.

Map showing Movilla Cemetery, Newtownards, Co. Down

Movilla Cemetery, Newtownards, Co. Down

Old Movilla Road, Newtownards, Co. Down

Movilla Cemetery stands on the Old Movilla Road in Newtownards, Co. Down. Among the most famous WW2 veterans buried there is SAS man Robert Blair Mayne.