Anne Hailes: How the show went on amid the horror of the Belfast Blitz Belfast city centre after a German bombing raid, the most devastating of which was carried out 80 years ago this week 12 April, 2021 01:00
The late Leo Wilson, from Andersonstown, was in the Ulster Hall for a Céilí Mór featuring Ireland’s Queen of Song Delia Murphy on the night of April 15/16 1941 when Belfast was heavily bombed
THURSDAY of this week might pass over as any other recent Thursday – concern about Covid, worry about finances, missing beloved members of the family who have passed on.
Perhaps there will be some talk of the Belfast Blitz as it’s the 80th anniversary of the night 180 German bombers took off from from northern France and at 10.40pm flew low over Belfast raining down their lethal load of bombs and landmines, ripping it apart, especially the Antrim Road, New Lodge and lower Shankill.