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2nd January 2023
Pillbox on high ground close to Ballyvester Beach on the outskirts of Millisle, Co. Down. The pillbox faces inland forming part of a defensive stop-line.
24th January 2023
The partial concrete runway on Killaughey Road, Millisle, Co. Down is unique in Northern Ireland as it forms part of an airfield that was never completed during the Second World War.
The beach at Millisle, Co. Down looks out across the Irish Sea toward Scotland. Here, on now longer existing dunes, young Jewish refugees played during their time spent at the nearby resettlement farm.
A sculpture in the shape of the Star of David stands in the grounds of Millisle Primary School in Co. Down. Many young Jewish refugees attended the school during their time spent at the nearby resettlement farm.
27th January 2022
Holocaust survivor Rachel Levy joins Scott Edgar to talk about life, including time spent on a Refugee Resettlement Farm in Millisle, Co. Down.
24th February 1946
On 24th February 1946, a Douglas Dakota plane touched down on an airfield in Northern Ireland. Onboard were 25 Jewish refugees, survivors of Nazi persecution.
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O'Brien Press
'Faraway Home' by Marilyn Taylor is a fictional tale of young Jewish children fleeing occupied Europe. It's inspired by a real-life farm in Millisle, Co. Down.
25th February 1946
On 25th February 1946, a Dakota piloted by Denzil Jacobs landed at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim. Onboard were 25 Jewish refugees seeking a safe haven in Ulster.
27th February 1946
The Douglas Dakota of Squadron Leader Baker touched down at Sydenham Airfield on 27th February 1946. Onboard were 25 more young Jewish refugees from Prague.
