Drogheda

[ draw-i-duh ]

/ ˈdrɔ ɪ də /

noun

a seaport in the NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River: the town was captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its garrisons as well as many male inhabitants put to the sword.

Example sentences from the Web for drogheda

Leaving a garrison behind him in Drogheda, Cromwell marched to the south by way of Wexford.

Oliver Cromwell |Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Both places are on the Boyne, and only a few miles west of Drogheda.

Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland |T. O. Russell
Oldbridge is only about a mile upstream from Drogheda, and an obelisk marks the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne.

Leinster |Stephen Lucius Gwynn
In Drogheda itself there is now not a vestige of the palace, except the name “Palace Street.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 |Various

A sepulchral cairn of stone, known as the Mill Mount, appears to have been the ancient citadel of Drogheda.

Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 |M.F and B. McM. Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for drogheda

Drogheda

/ (ˈdrɔɪɪdə) /

noun

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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