Northern Ireland then & now

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Victoria Street, Lurgan, the funeral of a soldier of WW1
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And the same street today
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RAF Castlearchdale, Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh World War 2. A Shorts Sunderland (made in Belfast) on the slipway
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Same location today, now a holiday park. Lots of remnants left over from the base to be found around the park
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General Patton inspecting his troops, The Mall, Armagh, April 1944, in preparation of the liberation of Europe.
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The same location today
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Ballyholme Bay, Bangor, Co Down 1944 & a US Navy Landing Craft practices for the D Day landing and the same location today.
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Upper English St, Armagh City, 1920's, and the present day.
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Wonder what the owner of the bike in the old picture would think of yours
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Indeed. Could have been him that took the original photo!
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The linen mill in Gilford, Co Down around 1900. And the same location earlier today
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Moving the time clock forward a few years..Donegall Place, Belfast today & the same location in the 1970's and a Platoon of soldiers pose for (what i assume to be) a very early morning photo during the 'Troubles'.
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