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Drogheda

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Noun

1. drogheda

in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

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Drogheda

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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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Drogheda

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seaport in E Ireland, at the mouth of the Boyne: captured (1649) by Cromwell, who massacred its Royalist garrison: pop. 24,000

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Drogheda

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A town of eastern Ireland on the Boyne River. Oliver Cromwell's army stormed the town during his military campaign in Ireland in 1649 and massacred the defenders.

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