Locations

Map showing Balmoral Golf Club, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Balmoral Golf Club, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

518 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Balmoral Golf Club in Belfast was the site of a prisoner of war camp and a nearby anti-aircraft gun caused one of the first fatalities of the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing McCue, Dick and Co., Duncrue Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

McCue, Dick and Co., Duncrue Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

62-74 Duncrue Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

The McCue, Dick and Co. timber yard in Belfast, Co. Antrim was the scene of some of the earliest fatalities of the Belfast Blitz on 7th-8th April 1941.

Map showing Short and Harland, Airport Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Short and Harland, Airport Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

2 Airport Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

The Short and Harland factory site in Belfast is now the home of Bombardier Aerospace. During World War Two it was a vital aircraft manufacturing firm.

Map showing Kircassock House, Magheralin, Co. Down

Kircassock House, Magheralin, Co. Down

Dromore Road, Magheralin, Co. Down

Kircassock House in Co. Down was a large country house that became home to the 8th U.S.A.A.F. Composite Command in the Second World War.

Map showing Seagoe Cemetery, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Seagoe Cemetery, Portadown, Co. Armagh

59 Seagoe Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Seagoe Cemetery in the Co. Armagh town of Portadown contains fourteen Commonwealth War Graves relating to World War Two dating between 1940 and 1946.

Map showing Drumcree Church of Ireland, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Drumcree Church of Ireland, Portadown, Co. Armagh

78 Drumcree Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Drumcree Church of Ireland churchyard in Portadown, Co. Armagh contains five Commonwealth War Graves dating from World War Two between 1940 and 1946.

Map showing Urcher Hill Radar Station, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh

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.

Map showing The Anchor Bar, Keady, Co. Armagh

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.

Map showing The Plaza Ballroom, Portadown, Co. Armagh

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.