Drogheda is one of Ireland's oldest and most historical towns.  Situated only 28 miles (45K) from Dublin.  Chartered in 1194 AD by the Norman King John, the history of the townland extends further back into the folklore of arrival of the Celts in Ireland.
  Connection with Joyce: in there are several allusions Finnegans Wake: FW031.18, 197.01, 447.13, 518.06 and 566.11).
  Now the city is developing as a bedroom town for Dublin and, regrettably, owners have been demolishing their numerous historical buildings and sites.  I think the community should pay attention to preserve them as possible.

IMAGE	IMAGE NO.	DATA
Map of Drogheda		Map of Drogheda, Information Point of Milmount
	drh2002-252	(Thursday 27 June) Map of Drogheda, Information Point of Milmount
	drh2002-266	(Thursday 27 June) Commemorating stone for 800-year Drogheda.  ?West Street.
St. Peter's Church		St. Peter's Church, West Street (Roman Catholic).  Famous for St. Oliver Plunkett, the archbishop of Armagh who refused to go away when Anti-Catholicism was tactically used by the Earl of Shaftsbury to break the monarchy in 1678.  He was arrested in December 1679 and was sentenced to death on 8th June 1681 under the forged suspicion of involving in the "Popish Plot."
	drh2002-260	(Thursday 27 June) St. Peter's Church, West Street (Roman Catholic).  Famous for St. Oliver Plunkett, the archbishop of Armagh who refused to go away when Anti-Catholicism was tactically used by the Earl of Shaftsbury to break the monarchy in 1678.  He was arrested in December 1679 and was sentenced to death on 8th June 1681 under the forged suspicion of involving in the "Popish Plot."
	drh2002-261	(Thursday 27 June) St. Peter's Parish, Peter Street (Church of Ireland).  "The present church stands on the site of an earlier church which must have been established before 1230 A.D.  During the massacre which followed the Cromwellian siege of the town in 1649, a large number of citizens, who sought refuge in the church's old wooden steeple, were burned to death.  The present church was erected in 1751 and around the interior walls are many excellently carved memorial tablets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries."
	drh2002-262	(Thursday 27 June) St. Peter's Parish, Peter Street (Church of Ireland).  "The churchyard contains a very unusual Cadaver Tombstone, dating to 1520.  It is embedded in the wall to the north east."
St. Lawrence Gate		St. Lawrence Gate, Lawrence Street.  "St. Lawrence gate is a well preserved Barbican of the thirteenth century.  Its title came from the ancient priory of St. Lawrence which stood outside the Gate on the site of the Cord Cemetery.  The only military action recorded at the Gate was during the siege by Phelim O'Neill in 1641 and perhaps its survival can be attributed to the fact that it was not on a main route into the town.  On old maps it can be seen that the Guardhouse and Toll Booth survived into the eighteenth century.  On the south side of the Gate is a fine example of the old town wall with buttress and embrasure."
	drh2002-263	(Thursday 27 June) St. Lawrence Gate, Lawrence Street.  "St. Lawrence gate is a well preserved Barbican of the thirteenth century.  Its title came from the ancient priory of St. Lawrence which stood outside the Gate on the site of the Cord Cemetery.  The only military action recorded at the Gate was during the siege by Phelim O'Neill in 1641 and perhaps its survival can be attributed to the fact that it was not on a main route into the town.  On old maps it can be seen that the Guardhouse and Toll Booth survived into the eighteenth century.  On the south side of the Gate is a fine example of the old town wall with buttress and embrasure."
	drh2002-264	(Thursday 27 June) St. Lawrence Gate, Lawrence Street
	drh2002-265	(Thursday 27 June) McPhails, bar & off-license, 9 Lawrence Street.  Built in 1820.
West Street		West Street
	drh2002-273	(Thursday 27 June) ?Brioie Macs pub, 31 West Street
A Martello Tower		A Martello Tower, Milmount.  "The complex here was originally erected as a Norman Motte and Bailey by Hugh de Lacy in 1182 A.D.  It served as Drogheda's chief defensive feature all down the centuries until 1922, when the last of a succession of forts on the summit, a 19th century Martello Tower, was shelled by Free State Forces.  It offered Oliver Cromwell the strongest resistance he encountered during the siege of the town in 1649."
	drh2002-253	(Thursday 27 June) A Martello Tower, Milmount.  "The complex here was originally erected as a Norman Motte and Bailey by Hugh de Lacy in 1182 A.D.  It served as Drogheda's chief defensive feature all down the centuries until 1922, when the last of a succession of forts on the summit, a 19th century Martello Tower, was shelled by Free State Forces.  It offered Oliver Cromwell the strongest resistance he encountered during the siege of the town in 1649."
	drh2002-254	(Thursday 27 June) A sounthern view from the Martello Tower, Milmount
	drh2002-255	(Thursday 27 June) A western view (toward Oldbridge, the Battle of the Boyne site) from the Martello Tower, Milmount
	drh2002-256	(Thursday 27 June) A eastern view (towards the railroad) from the Martello Tower, Milmount
Dyer Street		Dyer Street
	drh2002-257	(Thursday 27 June) Dyer Street
Municipal Centre (Art Centre)		Municipal Centre (Art Centre), Stockwell Lane
	drh2002-258	(Thursday 27 June) Municipal Centre (Art Centre), Stockwell Lane
	drh2002-259	(Thursday 27 June) Director Paul O'Hanrahan & Phil Cunningham in Director Office of the Art Centre
Ballow House (New Art Centre)		Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street
	drh2002-267	(Thursday 27 June) Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street
	drh2002-268	(Thursday 27 June) Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street: Director Paul O'Hanrahan.
	drh2002-269	(Thursday 27 June) Me at Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street.  Photo taken by Paul.
	drh2002-270	(Thursday 27 June) Paul at Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street
	drh2002-271	(Thursday 27 June) Paul at Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street
	drh2002-272	(Thursday 27 June) Me at Ballow House (New Art Centre), Narrow West Street.  Photo taken by Paul.