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Eire 16 sign

Second World War neutrality sign

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Date
1943
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Map note: Eire 16 sign, a second world war neutrality sign, is mapped in County Wexford, Ireland. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.
EIRE sign number 16, beside Coast Watching Service lookout post 16 at Hook Head. Recorded condition: Gone, replaced by car park.

From the Coast Watching Service lookout-post list record EIRE 16

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  • Athena Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Ianfhunter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • David Purchase, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Alex Passmore, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael Dibb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.theirishroadtrip.com
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