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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]
Drogheda's coat of arms features St. Laurence's Gate with three lions, and a ship emerging from either side of the barbican. The town's motto Deus praesidium, mercatura decus translates as "God our strength, merchandise our glory".
The origin of the English word barbican is thought to be found in either Persian or Arabic (see here or here).. Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) interpreted the Arabic word 'bashura[h]' as used in 13th-century chronicles to mean barbican, a defensive structure placed ahead of a gate but this has been debunked, 'bashura' denoting rather an entire section of the outer fortifications, which may ...
Drogheda (Irish: Droichead Átha) is a barony in County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Etymology. Drogheda barony derives its name from Drogheda (Droichead Átha ...
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. [1] The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions .
The tower was located near to the now-demolished St Sunday's Gate and was located just inside the northern walls of the town. The religious life of Drogheda was utterly transformed by the measures taken to progress the Reformation in Ireland. The great abbeys, priories and hospitals all disappeared and their lands were taken by the Crown. [4] 1832
Beaulieu House and Gardens (/ ˈ b j uː l i / [3]) is an estate in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.It was thought to be built in the 1660s, [4] although later research seems to suggest it was built around 1715 incorporating elements of an earlier structure, [5] and it includes a terraced walled garden. [6]
In 1412, the two boroughs were united and, together with their liberties, formed into the "county of the town of Drogheda" separate from Meath and Louth. [2] The county of the town formed a single county borough constituency. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Drogheda was represented with two members. [4]