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Greencastle Co. Antrim
Barbour Street in Greencastle, Co. Antrim sustained heavy damage during the Belfast Blitz due to its location close to Belfast's Docks and industrial areas.
Belfast
In 1941, Isoline Street in East Belfast was home to 16 year old Thomas Crone Bingham who volunteered as an Air Raid Precautions Warden in East Belfast.
The area in and around the Antrim Road in North Belfast sustained heavy damage during the series of Luftwaffe attacks on the city in April and May 1941.
Serpentine Road in Greencastle, Co. Antrim was home to Robert Bennett and Catherine Bennett who died as a result of enemy action on 16th April 1941.
Bombs fell on Shankill Road in the west of the city of Belfast on the night of 15th-16th April 1941 resulting in the death of local butcher Robert Belshaw.
In 1941, Queens Road in East Belfast was the site of one of the world's largest shipyards and was a prime target for Luftwaffe bombers during the Blitz.
Beit Street in South Belfast was home to Firewatcher Thomas George Bell. He was an early casualty of the Docks Raid on the night of 7th-8th April 1941.
Many residents of Thorndyke Street, Belfast died on the night of 15th-16th April 1941 when a High Explosive Bomb detonated close to the Public Air Raid Shelter.
Lord Street in East Belfast was home to Air Raid Precautions Warden Joseph Bell who died on 15th April 1941 as a result of the Easter Raid on Belfast.
Ballymena Street stood in the Oldpark area of North Belfast, an area that saw a large amount of destruction during the Easter Raid of the Belfast Blitz.