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1939
November
17
IRA bombings in London
In November 1939 bombs blamed on the IRA went off in London again. Its bombing campaign had begun in January and, once war broke out, became a security matter.
1940
November
07
Ireland refuses the use of its ports
On 7 November 1940 Éamon de Valera told the Dáil that Ireland would neither hand over nor lease its ports to Britain while it remained neutral.
1941
January
02
German bombs on Ireland
On the nights of 1–2 and 2–3 January 1941 German bombs fell on neutral Ireland. Three women were killed at Knockroe and many civilians were injured in Dublin.
April
16
The Belfast Blitz
On the night of 15–16 April 1941 Luftwaffe bombers devastated north Belfast. Several hundred died, the highest toll of any single raid outside London.
May
31
The bombing of Dublin
During the night of 30–31 May 1941 four German bombs fell on Dublin. In North Strand 28 people were killed and some 300 houses were destroyed or damaged.
1942
January
26
Americans in Northern Ireland
On 26 January 1942 men of the 34th Infantry Division landed in Belfast, the first US ground troops in Europe. De Valera protested against their presence.
May
16
A US armored division in Northern Ireland
On 16 May 1942 the US 1st Armored Division arrived in Northern Ireland. It was to train there for war in Europe and help defend the province.
September
02
The execution of Tom Williams and rioting in Belfast
On 2 September 1942 the 19-year-old IRA member Tom Williams was hanged in Belfast. In the days that followed the IRA attacked the police in Northern Ireland.
1944
March
14
The isolation of Ireland
Ireland rejected a US demand to expel the German minister and Japanese consul. Britain halted travel to the island, and Churchill announced its isolation.