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Location: Donegal, Ireland

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1. Malin Head & Hell’s Hole

3.34km

00:55

60m

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Malin Head – Hell's Hole loop from Ballyliffin

13.9km

03:46

190m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Mareike

August 3, 2021

The word "Éire" was laid out of stones here in huge letters during the Second World War. That's the Irish name for Ireland. It should indicate to pilots that they were flying over neutral territory.

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November 1, 2022

The Royal Irish Academy (Éire signs and the 'Emergency', 2018-0-08):
ria.ie/news/documents-irish-foreign-policy/eire-signs-and-emergency
“… but as early as June 1943 the US Air Force requested that the numbers of nearby lookout posts be added to the signs. The numbers offered more precise directions to Allied navigators; the Germans were never informed of them. The original signs were uneven in size, but in summer 1944 they were reconfigured into a standard format: twelve metres long and six metres high, with a rectangular border. Whitewashed stone was used. …”
Treasa Lynch (EIRE signs of WW II, 2022-11-01):
eiremarkings.org
Tim Schmelzer (LOOKOUT POST, 2022-11-01):
lookoutpost.com/about
“LOP This project presents scenery-related light art works on the lookout posts of the Irish Defence Forces Coast Watching Service. …”
The Irish Military Archives (Look Out Posts Log Books Collection, 2022-11-01):
militaryarchives.ie/collections/reading-room-collections/look-out-post-logbooks-september-1939-june-1945
“… A network of 83 Look Out Posts (LOPs) were built around the coast of Ireland and manned by members of the Local Defence Force (LDF). …”

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November 1, 2022

Treasa Lynch (EIRE signs of WW II, 2022-11-01):
eiremarkings.org/eire80-malin-head

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