1. Drogheda - Noun
2. Drogheda - Proper noun
in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
Source: WordNetThey condemn him [Adolf Hitler] for persecuting the Jews, but he has not shown half the ferocity which Cromwell showed towards the Irish Catholics-as for instance, in the siege of the fortress of Drogheda and the burning alive of its inmates. David Lloyd George
A developer cannot continue to defend a challenge to An Bord Pleanála’s permission for construction of 450 housing units in Drogheda after the board accepted its decision was flawed, the has ruled. Source: Internet
After his landing at Dublin on 15 August 1649 (itself only recently defended from an Irish and English Royalist attack at the Battle of Rathmines ), Cromwell took the fortified port towns of Drogheda and Wexford to secure logistical supply from England. Source: Internet
A committee at the Louth County Council formed to address the violence in Drogheda said it was making upgrades to the estate to improve safety and the quality of life for its residents. Source: Internet
A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí attended the scene of a suspect device that was discovered at a residential premises in the Moneymore area of Drogheda on 29/09/2020 at approximately 8:30pm. Source: Internet
Angela Greene (deceased) was the first Drogheda poet to win The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1988 for her collection Silence and the Blue Night. Source: Internet