A Second World War-era sign has been rediscovered after a gorse fire ravaged a hillside on Secret Confessions: Tubong Lugaw Episode 47the east coast of Ireland.
SEE ALSO: Striking photos show the 'apocalyptic' blaze engulfing UK moorlandThe Irish Air Corps and Garda Air Support Unit spotted that a fire had exposed an old "Éire 8 sign" — a landmark dating back to World War — on Bray Head, in County Wicklow.
During the war, the word Éire — which means Ireland in the Irish language — was carved into 80 headlands around Ireland to warn allied and German bombers that they were flying over a neutral territory.
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Let's get a closer look at those photos:
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Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable The Garda Air Support Unit said they'd never seen the sign at this location before.
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Amazing.
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