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Blitz Echoes 31 May 2026 Blitz Echoes5 min

Carrying On: A Belfast Family Through the Easter Raids of 1941

BlitzSpirit: How one city, and countless families within it, faced the darkest nights of the Troubles – the bombing raids of Easter 1941. The air raid siren wailed, a mournful cry slicing through the normalcy of a Saturday evening. It was April 1941, and while London had endured months of nightly bombing, Belfast was still […]

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BlitzSpirit 14 Apr 2026 Original Spirit5 min

Belfast Burns: Remembering the Easter Week Blitz of 1941

When the Luftwaffe turned its attention to Northern Ireland, a city’s spirit was tested. Rain lashed against the cobbled streets of Belfast on Easter Tuesday, April 15th, 1941. Not unusual for the Irish spring, perhaps. But the familiar rhythm of the weather was soon drowned out by a far more terrifying sound – the whine […]

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