Drogheda

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D0394600 (drô′ĭ-də, drŏ′hĭ-) A town of eastern Ireland on the Boyne River. Oliver Cromwell's army stormed the town during his military campaign in Ireland in 1649 and massacred the defenders.

Drogheda

(ˈdrɔɪɪdə) n (Placename) a port in NE Republic of Ireland, in Co Louth near the mouth of the River Boyne: captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its inhabitants massacred. Pop: 31 020 (2002)

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n. a seaport in the E Republic of Ireland, on the Boyne River: captured by Cromwell in 1649. 23,173.

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Drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitantsEnglish Civil War - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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(drô`ədə, droi`də), town (1991 pop. 24,656), Co. Louth, E central Republic of Ireland, on the Boyne River. The town has a port that exports agricultural products (especially to Liverpool). Industries include cement-processing works, breweries, ironworks, and linen, cotton, and lumber mills. Salmon are caught in the Boyne. Drogheda was a Danish stronghold in the 10th cent. In 1394 the Irish princes of Leinster and Ulster submitted there to Richard II. Poynings's Law (see under Poynings, Sir EdwardPoynings, Sir Edward,
1459–1521, English statesman. After taking part in an insurrection (1483) against Richard III, he fled to the Continent, where he joined the followers of Henry Tudor, earl of Richmond, who in 1485 ascended the English throne as Henry VII.
..... Click the link for more information. ) was enacted in Drogheda in the 15th cent. Oliver CromwellCromwell, Oliver
, 1599–1658, lord protector of England. Parliamentary General

The son of a gentry family, he entered Cambridge in 1616 but probably left the next year.
..... Click the link for more information. stormed the town in 1649 and massacred the inhabitants. The battle of the BoyneBoyne,
river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland, and flowing NE through Co. Meath, past Trim, to the Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon is caught in the river.
..... Click the link for more information. was fought at Drogheda in 1690. Of the ancient town gates, St. Lawrence's Gate on the east side remains. Magdalen Steeple is the only part left of the Dominican abbey founded in 1224. There are ruins of a priory from the time of Edward I. Notable prehistoric remains are nearby at Brú na Bóinne.

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a port in NE Republic of Ireland, in Co. Louth near the mouth of the River Boyne: captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its inhabitants massacred. Pop.: 31 020 (2002)

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noun in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

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