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Tom Blower Commemoration, Donaghadee, Co. Down

Shore Street Donaghadee Co. Down BT21 0DF

In July 1947, Second World War veteran and long-distance swimmer Tom Blower achieved the heroic feat of swimming the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland.

Groomsport, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

Many from the coastal village of Groomsport, Co. Down served in the armed forces across all theatres of conflict during the Second World War from 1939-1945.

Groomsport War Memorial, Groomsport, Co. Down

Main Street Groomsport Co. Down BT19 6JB

The names of eight people with connections to the village of Groomsport, Co. Down appear on the village and district war memorial that stands on the coastline.

St. Matthew’s Parish Church Pillbox, Scarva, Co. Down

42 Gilford Road Scarva Co. Down BT63 6LS

The Type-23 Pillbox located behind St. Matthew's Parish Church in Scarva, Co. Down overlooks a bridge across the Newry Canal, which formed part of stop-line B.

Strand Spinning Co. Ltd, Newtownards Road, Belfast

310-338 Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 1HE

Portview Trade Centre now occupies the former Strand Spinning Co. Ltd. site in East Belfast, which narrowly escaped heavy damage during the Belfast Blitz.

Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Belfast

Botanic Gardens, near Queen's University in South Belfast, is home to the famous Ulster Museum, part of the National Museums of Northern Ireland group.

Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Botanic Gardens Belfast BT9 5AB

Exhibiting to the public of Northern Ireland since 1833, the Ulster Museum in Belfast was a popular attraction during the Second World War and remains so today.

Newtownards Road, Belfast

Belfast

During the Second World War, streets off the Newtownards Road in Belfast sustained heavy damage as Luftwaffe bombs fell during the Belfast Blitz of 1941.

Episode 20: Giants from a different age, the history of ice hockey in Northern Ireland

28th June 2023

WartimeNI's Scott Edgar is a fan of history and of ice hockey. In this episode, he goes back to 1939 to reveal the history of Belfast's first ice hockey stars.

Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

11 Antrim Street Carrickfergus Co. Antrim BT38 7DG

In June 2023, Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre displayed a number of items relating to the activation of 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion on 19th June 1942.

Episode 19: Their Finest Hour and Ulster at War with Dr. Joseph Quinn

31st May 2023

Dr. Joseph Quinn (University of Oxford) chats about Their Finest Hour, a Second World War digital humanities project before diving into life in wartime Ulster.

Episode 18: Big Tom and the Belfast Blitz with Sam Robinson

26th April 2023

Sam Robinson, historian and die-hard fan of Glentoran F.C. joined us to talk about Tom Pearson, the Irish Guards, the Belfast Blitz, and going on at The Oval.

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