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Drogheda
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Dro·ghe·da  (drô-d, drh-)
A municipal borough of eastern Ireland on the Boyne River. Oliver Cromwell stormed the town in 1649 and massacred the inhabitants. Population: 29,000.
Drogheda [ˈdrɔɪɪdə]
n
(Placename) 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.: 23 800 (1991)
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Noun1.Drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitantsDrogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
English Civil War - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
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