drogheda









drogheda


Drogheda [draw-i-duh] EXAMPLES| noun a seaport in the NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River: the town was captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its garrisons as well as many male inhabitants put to the sword. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for drogheda Historical Examples of drogheda

  • At a Parliament held by him at Drogheda two acts were passed.

    A Student’s History of England, v. 1 (of 3)

    Samuel R. Gardiner.

  • The blow that had desolated Drogheda and Wexford did not need to be repeated.

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11

    Various

  • Opposite this tavern lived Wycherly, with his wife, the Countess of Drogheda.

    The Town

    Leigh Hunt

  • Drogheda, in Ireland, taken by assault by the English, under Cromwell.

    The Every Day Book of History and Chronology

    Joel Munsell

  • And to Drogheda they go for wine, for the best wine is in the cellars there.

    Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series

    Lady Gregory

  • British Dictionary definitions for drogheda Drogheda 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) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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