Bray Head fire uncovers World War Two 'EIRE' sign

A gorse fire that scorched Bray Head and forced an evacuation of local residents has revealed a World War Two-era sign.

Bray Head fire uncovers World War Two 'EIRE' sign

A gorse fire that scorched Bray Head and forced an evacuation of local residents has revealed a World War Two-era sign.

The 'EIRE' sign, made of rocks by Look Out Post volunteers, would've been placed by the coastline during the war to alert bombers that they were flying over neutral territory.

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