An incredible slice of history has been uncovered.
Throughout the heatwave that has scorched Ireland for the past few months, certain areas of the country have been ravaged by wildfires.
A fire in Bray was so serious that it temporarily
halted the DART service to the area.
However, this weekend the Gardaí have revealed that the fire uncovered a coastal sign from World War 2 which was meant to communicate to potential Nazi bombers that they were flying over Ireland, as opposed to the United Kingdom. Ireland maintained its neutrality throughout the war.
There are plenty of these signs still around, but this one had been masked for decades by the overgrowth.
In a post on Twitter on Saturday afternoon, Gardaí shared a photo of the message: "A Garda Air Support Unit crew spotted that the fire on Bray Head has revealed an “EIRE” sign dating from the Second World War. We see these around the coastline but haven’t seen this before."
https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1025719405127327744
