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North Strand Bombing Photographic Collection

Dublin City Public Libraries houses a collection of 57 photographs illustrating the aftermath of the North Strand Bombing, May 1941. View here a slideshow of the Collection.

You can also view the following images on flickr.

On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. Charleville Mall Public Library was designated as the headquarters for the bombed area and City Architect Horace O’Rourke was in charge of the clearance project.

The original photographs measure 28cm (w) x 20cm (h) .

The photographs of the destruction caused by the North Strand Bombing in May 1941 were commissioned by Dublin Corporation as evidence for the assessment of insurance claims. The work was entrusted to a local photographer, H. McCrae, of 152 Clontarf Road, who began work on 4 June and continued until the end of the month. Further photographs were taken in July and September, and the final photographs were taken on 31 October.

See alsothe North Strand Bombing Reminiscences website.

If you wish to purchase any of these photographs, please contact us at;

Dublin City Public Libraries
Development Office
Cabra Bibliographic Centre
Navan Road
Dublin 7
Tel. +353 1 6744842 / 6744843
E-mail: dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie