EIRE signs during “The Emergency”
During the Emergency period of World War II, several ÉIRE signs were constructed with painted stones to alert pilots from either side that they were flying over neutral Ireland.
A great website to show these locations has been created and is available at http://eiremarkings.org/
The Heritage Council have also just launched a new Eire signs map on www.heritagemaps.ie, which features a map of Lookout Posts (LOPs).
Check back tomorrow at 8pm for another built heritage article featuring the “Lookout posts of County Waterford”.
- Pictures courtesy of The Heritage Council and http://eiremarkings.org
