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<p> A seaport in co. Louth, near the mouth of the Boyne, 32 m. N. of Dublin, with manufactures and a considerable export trade; was stormed by Cromwell in 1649 "after a stout resistance," and the garrison put to the sword; surrendered to [[William]] III. after the battle of the [[Boyne]] in 1690. </p> | <p> A seaport in co. Louth, near the mouth of the Boyne, 32 m. N. of Dublin, with manufactures and a considerable export trade; was stormed by Cromwell in 1649 "after a stout resistance," and the garrison put to the sword; surrendered to [[William]] III. after the battle of the [[Boyne]] in 1690. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72317"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/drogheda Drogheda from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72317"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/drogheda Drogheda from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 15 October 2021
Drogheda [1]
A seaport in co. Louth, near the mouth of the Boyne, 32 m. N. of Dublin, with manufactures and a considerable export trade; was stormed by Cromwell in 1649 "after a stout resistance," and the garrison put to the sword; surrendered to William III. after the battle of the Boyne in 1690.
