North Strand Bombing seminar Sat May 29th 2010

marcsignal

Posters may be interested in attending this.
On in Pearse St Library and Archive on May 29th 2010.
All welcome, admission Free.

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marcsignal

"Booking Essential - Please ring 01 674 4873 or email cityarchives@dublincity.ie"

Thanks
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marcsignal

I interviewed some survivors of the North Strand Bombing for the Dublin City Archive last April/May. Here is a You Tube excerpt posted By Dublin City Library.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqjZ-2bkfX0

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Prefab Sprouter

Does anyone have any info on the Luftwaffe units involved in the bombing?

marcsignal

Prefab Sprouter wrote: »

Does anyone have any info on the Luftwaffe units involved in the bombing?

yep, i definitely had somewhere, i was researching this earlier in the year.

i'll post it when i find it

Prefab Sprouter

marcsignal wrote: »

yep, i definitely had somewhere, i was researching this earlier in the year.

i'll post it when i find it

Thanks Marc, much appreciated.

marcsignal

Prefab Sprouter wrote: »

Thanks Marc, much appreciated.

still digging around for that Prefab Sprouter, I didn't have it on my PC, but hard copies of a document I got at the seminar in May.

However I just found out that "Dr. Michael Kennedy" of the Royal Irish Academy, is giving a talk about the bombing in the Kingston Hotel in Dun leary on August 26th @ 19:30hr (next Thursday eve) if you're in the locality ?

Might head over to that myself, I've met him before, nice bloke, an interesting speaker, and he would be more than happy to give you any info he has in this regard.

hope this helps ?

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I do know that in 1941, the main German pathfinder unit involved in the Belfast Blitz, around the same time, was Kampfgruppe 100 (Battlegroup 100).

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marcsignal

Here's a link to a talk given by Dr. Michael Kennedy on May 29th last, about the NS Bombing, for interested posters.

enjoy

Prefab Sprouter

Hi Marc,

Thats great news! Planning to head over to this on Thursday night and am looking forward to it.

marcsignal

Prefab Sprouter wrote: »

Hi Marc,

Thats great news! Planning to head over to this on Thursday night and am looking forward to it.

nice 1

I contacted the Kingston Hotel to get the beef on this. The Lectures are free for all to attend. They are being organised by the Maritime Museum, and the other speakers will be focusing on Maritime issues during the Emergency. Dr Michael Kennedy will be lecturing about the North Strand bombing and beligerant aircraft activity over Ireland.

kickoff @ 19:30hr

Prefab Sprouter

Went along last night - very informative lecture and Michael is a really nice chap. Doesnt have any info from the German side which was a pity but a good night was had. Thanks for the heads up Marc!

Morlar

Prefab Sprouter wrote: »

Went along last night - very informative lecture and Michael is a really nice chap. Doesnt have any info from the German side which was a pity but a good night was had. Thanks for the heads up Marc!

I was at that too and so was Marc - whereabouts were you sitting ? We really should have organised better as we could have grabbed a drink later in the hotel bar.

I thought the highlight of the evening was the 93 yr old man who was a 23 yr old fireman on the night telling his story of how it unfolded (also the graphic detail about condition of bodies etc).

Also another elderly man in the audience who remembered hearing the bombers flying overhead.

The talk itself was very interesting I thought to see the formation of the searchlights, listening devices, 3" guns and 3.7, bofors, and heavy machine guns etc. The way they were arrayed around dublin and down to Waterford was a level of detail that was news to me. Also the sorrento park observation post and the information on shot down british aircraft, almost shot down american bombers and reports of german aircraft hits. The info on the kinds of bombs used in the north strand (at least one luftmine designed to cause a small crater but have a massive dispersal) was also news to me. Very interesting evening but unfortunately I could not stay for the 2nd lecture which also would have been of interest.

Prefab Sprouter

We should have co-ordinated better alright. I was the big guy at the back with the Grey T-shirt having a non-alcoholic Erdinger!!! :eek: Would have loved to stay for a pint. Went with the Brother who was also interested. Really enjoyed the description of the Aircraft flying up the east coast. also the info on the Air defence layout made a lot of sense especially when if you have studied the Allied Bombing tactics of the early war. Really good. Because we were at the back we couldnt really hear too much when the elderly gentleman was speaking and that was really frustrating. There was a lad there from the Dublin City council oral history project so his story will definitely be recorded, as it should!.

Second lecture was also really interesting and although Napoleonic History is not my forte, the lecturer made it really good for the audience, describing the hazards of sailing in Dublin bay. a worthwhile evening.

Might have a lead on the Luftwaffe Units that were involved on the night too but that could take a bit of time. Next time this comes up we'll liaise on meeting up for a pint!

Prefab Sprouter

Michael mentioned last night about the Allies and Axis forces flying over neutral territory. Here is a thread on another forum devoted to Spits and a JU88 fighting over Co. Meath!

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/18772-spitfires-northern-ireland-ju-88-combat.html