Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Drogheda, Ireland
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Seaport in Louth, Ireland, on the Boyne. Here in 1152 the papal legate convened a synod. The Irish Parliament passed in 1494 the famous "Poynings Laws." The town was besieged by Cromwell in 1649 and was the scene of a massacre. It surrendered to William III after the battle of the Boyne. Saint Peter's chapel served as the cathedral of the Archbishopric of Armagh. There are ruins of the Dominican monastery (1224), and of the Augustinian abbey (1206).
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Drogheda, Ireland'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/drogheda-ireland.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Drogheda, Ireland'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/drogheda-ireland.html. 1910.
