Locations

Map showing Castledillon Estate, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Castledillon Estate, Armagh, Co. Armagh

137 Drummanmore Road, Armagh, Co. Armagh

On 18th October 1941, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 5th Infantry Division trained with Bren Gun Carriers at Castledillon Estate, Co. Armagh.

Map showing Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough, Co. Down

Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough, Co. Down

The Square, Hillsborough, Co. Down

During the Second World War, Hillsborough Castle was the official residence of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn and welcomed high profile visitors.

Map showing Hillsborough, Co. Down during the Second World War

Hillsborough, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

During the Second World War, the village of Hillsborough, Co. Down was the home of the Governor of Northern Ireland the Duke of Abercorn.

Map showing Stranmillis Military Hospital, Stranmillis Road, Belfast

Stranmillis Military Hospital, Stranmillis Road, Belfast

Stranmillis Road, Belfast

With the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, authorities requisitioned Stranmillis College for use as a Military Hospital.

Map showing Stranmillis Road, Belfast

Stranmillis Road, Belfast

Belfast

Stranmillis Road, Belfast is the site of Stranmillis University College, an institution that saw use as a Military Hospital during wartime.

Map showing Coleraine, Co. Londonderry during the Second World War

Coleraine, Co. Londonderry during the Second World War

Co. Londonderry

During the Second World War, elements of the British Army based in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry used the surrounding countryside to train in.

Map showing Gunn’s Island, Ballyhornan, Co. Down

Gunn’s Island, Ballyhornan, Co. Down

Ballyhornan, Co. Down

Ringvad Point on Gunn's Island, Ballyhornan, Co. Down was the scene of a large military unloading after S.S. Bereby ran aground in 1941.

Map showing Ballyhornan, Co. Down during the Second World War

Ballyhornan, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

On 24th September 1941, during the Second World War, S.S. Bereby ran aground off the coast of Ballyhornan, Co. Down while en route to Africa.

Map showing Randalstown, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Randalstown, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, troops based in and around Randalstown, Co. Antrim prepared for the war and harvested crops in the fields.