Kinnegar Prisoner of War Camp stood on the site of Kinnegar Barracks, Holywood, Co. Down. In February 1945, 9 German POWs staged a daring escape attempt.
La Délivrande War Cemetery, Normandy, France
Douvres, Normandy
La Délivrande War Cemetery is the final resting place of 13 men with connections to Northern Ireland. They died during fighting in the Battle of Normandy.
On 16th March 1942, an American Liberator AL577 came down in bad weather near Jenkinstown in the Dundalk vicinity of Louth. 19 young airmen were on board.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
