North Strand Road, Dublin
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North Strand Road runs from Amiens Street to the junction of East Wall Road and Poplar Row by Annesley Bridge besides the Tolka. It links the city centre from Connolly railway station to Fairview by road.
[edit] Bombing of North Strand Road
On the night of May 31, 1941, aircraft of the Luftwaffe dropped four high-explosive bombs on the area, killing 34 and injuring 90. Three hundred houses were damaged or destroyed.
It was not clear if this was a reprisal for the aid of the Dublin Fire Brigade during bombing raids on Belfast or if it was a tactic to end Irish neutrality.
On June 19, the Irish government announced that the government of the Third Reich had apologised and offered compensation.
Speculation over the reason for the raid has included the possibility that it was the unintended consequence of equipment used to jam radio navigation used by the bombers.
[edit] See Also
[edit] External Links
- Records of the North Strand Bombing, 1941 - from Dublin City Archives
- Photographs of North Strand Bombing from Dublin City Council
- Why the Nazis bombed Dublin, The Independent (London), January 24th, 1999 by Robert Fisk
- Article on Battle of Beams from Irish Times, Wednesday 23rd, 1998
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