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Drogheda

Drogheda is a port town on the River Boyne in County Louth, eastern Ireland. Founded by the Anglo-Normans, it was one of the principal walled towns of the English colony and sometimes hosted the Irish Parliament, including the one that passed Poynings' Law in 1494. In September 1649 Oliver Cromwell stormed it and massacred much of the royalist garrison and many civilians.

Drogheda
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Drogheda. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/drogheda
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