Donegall Street, Belfast

Donegall Street lies in the heart of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. St. Anne's Cathedral is one of a few buildings in the area to survive the Belfast Blitz.

Donegall Street

Belfast

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Northern Ireland

Donegall Street in the Belfast Blitz

Photographers from the Belfast Telegraph captured the aftermath of the Belfast Blitz in 1941 when Luftwaffe bombs devastated the Donegall Street area.

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St. Anne
St. Anne
Donegall Place and Arthur Street after the Belfast Blitz

Donegall Street in 1943

The following information is taken from the 1943 Belfast Street Directory.

Places of Interest

The following places will be of interest to anyone wishing to explore more of the area's Second World War heritage.

Map showing St. Anne’s Cathedral, Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Anne’s Cathedral, Donegall Street, Belfast

Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast is one of the most iconic buildings in the city. Behind its doors is a wealth of Second World War history.

Map showing St. Patrick’s Boys’ School, Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Patrick’s Boys’ School, Donegall Street, Belfast

193 Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Patrick's Boys' School was a Public Elementary School in North Belfast. Evacuees waited for transport there on 8th July 1940 as people fled the city.

Map showing St. Patrick’s Girls’ School, Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Patrick’s Girls’ School, Donegall Street, Belfast

193 Donegall Street, Belfast

St. Patrick's Girls' School was a Public Elementary School in North Belfast. Evacuees waited for transport there on 8th July 1940 as people fled the city.

Civilians stabbed in fight with American GIs in Donegall Street, Belfast

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20th March 2019

On 20th March 1943, three Belfast men received stab wounds in Donegall Street in the city after becoming involved in a fight with some American soldiers.

References
  1. Lennon Wylie

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