Another incredible piece of history has been uncovered.
Another historic World War II Éire sign has been discovered and restored to its former state at Hawk Cliff in Dalkey, Dublin.
The Éire sign, which is one of more than 80 that were built along the coastline to alert pilots to neutral territory during World War II, was uncovered following research involving members of the Dalkey Tidy Towns Committee.
It is the first time that such a sign has been studied and restored to its wartime condition.
RTÉ have reported that: “A team of up to 35 volunteers met once a week for almost six months, painstakingly clearing the site, lifting and cleaning 100 tones of stones, before laying weed killer and returning them.”
Following a major voluntary effort, a World War 2 Éire sign has been restored to its former glory on a cliffside in Dalkey in south Dublin pic.twitter.com/tGIMIMKvYU
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 4, 2019
The signs were made during the Second World War in order to warn Allied and German airmen that they were flying over a neutral country. Each sign surrounding the coast of Ireland was numbered in an attempt to assist navigation of allied forces.
The newly uncovered sign at Dalkey is only one of five that are still visible from the air and the site has been assigned the number 7.
In recent years, a number of similar signs were uncovered following fires, including one at the nearby Bray Head, Wicklow which was discovered after a gorse fire in the area.
Thankfully, the sign in Bray has also been restored to its former glory thanks to the help of local volunteers Michael Larkin, Aidan O’Toole, Declan Carroll and Declan Hogan and sponsors Sika and Pizza Shack.
Last summer the “Éire 8” sign at Bray Head was photographed by Skycam Ireland and they’ve done the same again for the new site.
An incredible piece of history.
Take a look.
Clip and image via SkycamIreland
