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There used be military positions build into a hill near Shannon Airport, what the history is I don't know but I remember the army using them in the early 1980's for security on the Airport. Locally we called them the Gun posts and used to mitch school up there.

There's an amazing old tunnel with a gunpost on either side at the back of Shannon Airport. Far more impressive than these old pillboxes

Revisionist history enabling the state unlawful trespass on private property.....

Askeaton was worried that Rathkeale would invade😂

My Dad served in the Irish army during the Emergency, and I still have his marksman badge along with pictures of his comrades. He always said he had the map of Ireland imprinted on his feet! His brother also served in the Cavalry, and got around on bicycles instead of horse's!! Dad was a Lewis gun operator, so maybe he stood in one of these!!!

I’ll be Irish Republican and chucking my law all day long. But we owe the RAF one to be fair.

they look even less defensible than the British Pillboxes.

70 year old concrete structures getting state protection, and funding. Temporary structures, built during the Emergency, and they must be protected and repaired for eternity, to keep some bureaucrats and their friends rolling in cash for eternity.

There is one by the corbally baths in corbally limerick, thanks for the insight 👍

Why were nine pillboxes constructed around Askeaton? Was there some reason to believe that the south bank of the Shannon estuary was more prone to nazi invasion than any other part of the country? There used be a pillbox on Bray Head, much nicer architecturally than these ones, or should I say less crude. Sadly over the past few decades it has been allowed disintegrate, aided by the elements and vandals. It must have been grossly uncomfortable on a cold wintry night, observing the Irish Sea.

Will this protection be extended to the 82 (or so) coastal watch huts, and Eire signs from the same period? Odd that Askeaton gets funding, when other WWII relics which saw action are left go to ruin. The country has lost the run of itself.

I got my virginity on one) Rough concrete. Sudocreme situ developed...

Would ye go on!! Protect structures my jersey! OMG. They are a bit of concrete and they never say any action. What about the Irish army dumping 1000s of Lee Enfield Rifle’s in the Irish Sea TII are full of crap..

Very interesting,but mostly inadequate.... Google Swiss defense bunkers... Well holy moly , I would have felt safer in Switzerland,....The Emergency meant no coffee only Chicory.....

perfect for "tiny homes".

The UK did a massive survey in the Defence of Britain Project in 1995, recording thousands of pillboxes and other military structures related to WW2 for posterity. Ireland should to a similar survey to record this unique part of her history.

Never knew they even existed . Thank you so much for sharing .👏

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Very informative, great video

Great video! It strikes me that perhaps the structural remnants were a surprise to the archeological crew.

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If Ireland didn't join the Roman Empire there would have been no problem. Rome has nothing in common nor is connected geographically in any way with Rome. Adopting Rome as the center of their religion(that's right,give your head a shake) meant they turned their back on the Isles and betrayed the long cultural traditions all the Isla shared. That they would fight and die for a poser in Rome is a mystery.

Love it!

Like 22 good 👍 video 👍 nice