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Map of Drogheda. Drogheda (/ ˈ d r ɒ h ə d ə, ˈ d r ɔː d ə / DRO-həd-ə, DRAW-də; Irish: Droichead Átha [ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhəd̪ˠ ˈaːhə], meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 43 km (27 mi) north of Dublin city centre.
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 676 townlands in County Louth, Ireland. [1] [2] A plain version of this list showing townland names only is also available for easy alphabetical navigation and convenient overview.
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Drogheda (Irish: Droichead Átha) is a barony in County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Etymology ... The town was officially founded by Hugh De Lacy in 1194, ...
Mornington (Irish: Baile Uí Mhornáin, meaning 'town of the mariner') [2] is a coastal village on the estuary of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland approximately 5 km downriver from the centre of Drogheda.
In 2010, a "Drogheda City Status Campaign" was launched, [141] and in March 2012, Drogheda Borough Council passed a resolution, "That the members of Drogheda Borough Council from this day forward give their consent and approval to the people of Drogheda referring to Drogheda as the City of Drogheda". [142] [143]
The Saint Laurence Gate is a barbican which was built in the 13th century as part of the walled fortifications of the medieval town of Drogheda in Ireland.It is a barbican or defended fore-work which stood directly outside the original gate of which no surface trace survives. [1]
The River Boyne at Oldbridge. Oldbridge (Irish: An Seandroichead) [1] is a townland near Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland. [2] The area is home to the Boyne Navigation, the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre and the southern half of the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge (which carries the M1 motorway).