Locations

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.

Map showing Loughgall Manor House, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor House, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor Park, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor House lies in parkland in the Co. Armagh village. Now an Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, it once provided a training ground for troops.

Map showing Palace Stables, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Palace Stables, Armagh, Co. Armagh

The Palace Demesne, Armagh, Co. Armagh

The Palace Stables in Armagh is a heritage centre set in parkland dating back to the 1700s, created by the Archbishops of the Church of Ireland in the city.

Map showing Derrymore House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Derrymore House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

High Street, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Derrymore House in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh is a National Trust property with a fascinating history. It hosted British and American troops during the war.

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 Acton, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Acton, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

Places such as Acton saw a great transformation in the Second World War with the arrival of troops from Britain, the United States of America. and Belgium.