Ulster Defence Regiment – Frontline Ulster

How much property did the army requisition?

Northern Ireland, Operation Banner

This article aims to bring together a number of sources of information I have in order to demonstrate the extent of requisitions undertaken by the army, typically for short duration, in support of surges in violence but also for the accommodation of the newly formed Ulster Defence Regiment in the 1970s.

Site Visit – Baxter Block, Ballykinlar

First World War, Northern Ireland, Original Research, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Baxter Block as it was later known was an iconic accommodation cluster within Ballykinlar (Ballykinler) Camp in Country Down. This portion of the accommodation had a long and colourful history, first being relocated from The Curragh camp in order to house the newly raised 36th (Ulster) Division, and later to… Read More »Site Visit – Baxter Block, Ballykinlar