Locations

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

Cullybackey, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, factories such as the Maine Works in Cullybackey, Co. Antrim manufactured shell casings as part of the ongoing war effort.

Map showing Fivemiletown War Memorial, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone

Fivemiletown War Memorial, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone

Ballagh Road, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone

Until the unveiling of the Fivemiletown War Memorial in 2015, there was no commemoration in the Co. Tyrone village for those who died in both World Wars.

Map showing Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War

Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War

Co. Tyrone

The last train stopped in Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone on 31st December 1941 as the Clogher Valley Railway ceased service for good during the Second World War.

Map showing Our Lady’s Acre Cemetery, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Our Lady’s Acre Cemetery, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

41-59 Longlands Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Our Lady's Acre Cemetery in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim contains the Commonwealth War Graves of 5 service personnel who died during the Second World War.

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

Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

Although Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim did not exist until 1958, the villages in the area to the north of Belfast welcomed service personnel during wartime.

Map showing R.A.F. Mallusk, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

R.A.F. Mallusk, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Mallusk Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

The R.A.F. Station at Mallusk was home to No. 226 Maintenance Unit. Their role was to assess and recover materials from crash sites across Northern Ireland.

Map showing Ravenhill Road, Belfast

Ravenhill Road, Belfast

Belfast

During the Second World War, the Ravenhill Road in East Belfast saw the arrival of 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to the Old Cromac Brewery.

Map showing McConnell’s Brewery and Distillery, Ravenhill Road Belfast

McConnell’s Brewery and Distillery, Ravenhill Road Belfast

35-43 Ravenhill Road, Belfast

McConnell's Brewery and Distillery made Cromac Porter but business dwindled in the 1920s. 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers set up a base in 1940.

Map showing Ohio Street, Belfast

Ohio Street, Belfast

Belfast

Ohio Street runs between Cambrai Street and Chief Street. The area suffered greatly during the Belfast Blitz and a plaque remembers those who died there.