St Colman’s Public Elementary School, Eliza Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
St Colman's Public Elementary School once stood at 38 Eliza Street in the heart of Belfast's markets district amidst many residential homes and factories.
St Colman's Public Elementary
38 Eliza Street
Belfast
Co. Antrim
BT7 2BS
United Kingdom
On 4th July 1940, the Belfast Newsletter listed St. Colman’s Public Elementary School as a place from where unregistered children would be evacuated on Monday 8th July 1940.
This was part of an attempt to evacuate young people from Belfast a year before the Blitz.
Eliza Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Eliza Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Eliza Street in East Belfast lies off Cromac Street running towards Stewart Street. The markets area of the city remains a mainly working class community.