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The ÉIRE Signs

Malin Head, County Donegal

Giant letters on the ground warning pilots they were over neutral Ireland.

During the Second World War, more than 80 huge signs spelling ÉIRE were laid out in white stones around the Irish coast, each with a number. They told pilots that they were flying over neutral Ireland, and helped them find their way.

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When
1942–1943
Where
55.3800, -7.3730
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

Malin Head has the restored sign, a signal tower and wide sea views.

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