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==World War Two== | ==World War Two== | ||
[[File:Johnstown_1943.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left to right: Sarah, Mary, Margaret and Mary Jane Swindle]] | [[File:Johnstown_1943.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left to right: Sarah, Mary, Margaret and Mary Jane Swindle]] | ||
The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. Johnstown Lodge was | The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. [[File:Johnstown Lodge.jpg|Johnstown Lodge]] was requistioned for this purpose and converted in to billets. Unfortunately, the work attracted the attention of pro-Axis Republicans who burned the house to the ground. | ||
This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds. | This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 15 October 2016
Cornaclare or Johnstown is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
History
World War Two
The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. Johnstown Lodge was requistioned for this purpose and converted in to billets. Unfortunately, the work attracted the attention of pro-Axis Republicans who burned the house to the ground.
This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds.