Order of Hibernians hall in Newry. In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War, an invitation was received by the Dublin Fire Brigade for any survivors of that time to attend a function at Hillsborough Castle and meet Prince Charles. Only four were known still to be alive. One, Tom Coleman, attended to receive recognition for his colleagues' solidarity at such a critical time. Second major raid There was a second massive air raid on Belfast on Sunday 45 May 1941, three weeks after that of Easter Tuesday. Around 1am, Luftwaffe bombers flew over the city, concentrating their attack on the Harbour Estate and Queen's Island. Nearby residential areas in east Belfast were also hit when "203 metric tonnes of high explosive bombs, 80 land mines attached to parachutes, and 800 firebomb canisters containing 96,000 incendiary bombs" were dropped. Over 150 people died in what became known as the 'Fire Blitz'. Casualties were lower than at Easter, partly because the sirens had sounded at 11.45pm while the Luftwaffe attacked more cautiously from a greater height. St George's Church in High Street was damaged by fire. Again the Irish emergency services crossed the border, this time without waiting for an invitation. Media depictions The 2017 film Zoo depicts an air raid during the Belfast Blitz. See also The Blitz Aerial bombing of cities Harland and Wolff Belfast The Emergency Bombing of Dublin in World War II Ulster Defence Volunteers References Sources Brian Barton (2015). The Belfast Blitz: The City in the War Years. Ulster Historical Foundation, 655pp, new extended edition. RS Davison, "The Belfast Blitz", The Irish Sword, Vol. XVI, No.63 (1985). Stephen Douds, Belfast Blitz: The People's Story, Blackstaff Press, 192pp. (Belfast 2011). Robert Fisk, In Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the price of neutrality 1939–45 (Dublin 1983). Tony Gray, The Lost Years: The Emergency in Ireland 1939–1945. . Elaine McClure, Bodies in our Backyard, Ulster Society Publications (Lurgan 1993). Brian Moore, The Emperor of Ice Cream, novel set in the Belfast Blitz. McClelland and Stewart (Canada), 1965. John Potter, The Belfast Blitz http://www.niwarmemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The_Belfast_Blitz.pdf Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Historical Topics Series 2, The Belfast Blitz, 2007, http://www.proni.gov.uk/historical_topics_series_-_02_-_the_belfast_blitz.pdf http://ww2ni.webs.com/ 'The Second World War in Northern Ireland' website (Andy Glenfield) External links History Ireland BBC Extracts from an article on The Belfast Blitz, 1941. By Jonathan Bardon. Lecturer of History, Queens University, Belfast