Locations

Map showing S.S. Nomadic, Hamilton Dock, Queen’s Road, Belfast

S.S. Nomadic, Hamilton Dock, Queen’s Road, Belfast

Queen's Road, Belfast

S.S. Nomadic is the last ship of the White Star Line. Once a carrier of passengers to R.M.S. Titanic, Nomadic also served in both World Wars.

Map showing H.M.S. Caroline, Alexandra Dock, Queen’s Road, Belfast

H.M.S. Caroline, Alexandra Dock, Queen’s Road, Belfast

Queen's Road, Belfast

H.M.S. Caroline is a museum in Belfast Docks. The last survivor of the Battle of Jutland served as a shore base during the Second World War.

Map showing Belfast Docks in the Second World War

Belfast Docks in the Second World War

Belfast

During the Second World War, Belfast Docks was a hive of activity with military and merchant shipping as well as the arrival of troops.

Map showing Queen’s Square, Belfast

Queen’s Square, Belfast

Belfast

The naming of Queen's Square, Belfast dates back to 1849 and a visit from Queen Victoria. Service personnel frequented the square in wartime.

Map showing O’Rourke’s Public House, Garmoyle Street, Belfast

O’Rourke’s Public House, Garmoyle Street, Belfast

29 Garmoyle Street, Belfast

During the Second World War, O'Rourke's Bar was a thriving pub in Belfast's Sailortown District. Today it's still serving as McKenna's Bar.

Map showing Garmoyle Street, Belfast

Garmoyle Street, Belfast

Belfast

In January 1942, crowds gathered around the junction of Garmoyle Street and Whitla Street, Belfast to witness the arrival of the U.S. Army.

Map showing Portstewart War Memorial, Portstewart, Co. Londonderry

Portstewart War Memorial, Portstewart, Co. Londonderry

The Promenade, Portstewart, Co. Londonderry

The Portstewart War Memorial commemorates those from the area in Co. Londonderry who died during The Great War and the Second World War.

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

Portstewart, Co. Londonderry during the Second World War

Co. Londonderry

During the Second World War, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army came to Portstewart, Co. Londonderry.

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

Portrush, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

Large concrete defensive structures dating from the Second World War remain lookinf out over the Atlantic Ocean in Portrush, Co. Antrim.