A Blast from the Past

Old Drogheda Society

 

As part of National Heritage Week there will be an open day "A Blast from the Past" tomorrow August 23rd in Drogheda Museum Millmount from 2pm to 5pm.  Everyone welcome

 

There will be free admission to the museum & tower

Live music with Rapscallion and The FAA Side

The Millmount Cannons will be fire with 3 shots at 2.30pm and 3 more at 3.45pm

There will be a family Treasure Hunt with all answers available in the museum

Re-enactors will be dressed as medieval warriors and Napoleonic soldiers.

There will be short walking tours to visit part of the old town walls

There will be film footage of Drogheda in the 40's and 50's

Children's Storytelling with the Bad Fairy

Sparkles the Clown will be making Balloon Animals

Display of work from Drogheda's Men's Shed

Talks of Drogheda's Industrial Past with Brendan Matthews

Drogheda Fire Service will have some items from their own museum on show

The dreaded punishment pillory will be available to punish the naughty 

The "Louth Matters" Show from Irish TV will be recording the event.

Ice cream and soft drinks available in the courtyard

The Tower Restaurant will be open serving food and drinks

A selection of books of local interest will be available 

Outdoor seating plus many activities under cover

Car Parking available in St Mary's Parish Car Park on Old Hill.   

 

Please spread the word.

 

 

 

Drogheda Museum Millmount,

History, Archaeology & Heritage, 

Governor's House,

Millmount,

Drogheda,

Co. Louth, Ireland,

0419833097

Thanking All for Once Upon A Time

Old Drogheda Society

A big thank you to everyone who helped out on Sunday last at our National Heritage Week Event - Once Upon A Time.

 

To the Old Drogheda Society committee and members who helped out, to the staff of Drogheda Museum Millmount who volunteered to come in on their day off, to former staff and friends who helped out, to our medieval warriors, the crew from Drogheda Fire Station for firing the cannons, Nicola Pierce for the children's writing workshop, Alison Large and Tom Anderson for the music, Smith's Ice Cream, Tower Restaurant, St Mary's Parish for use of their car park, the media for promoting and covering the event and to the many who visited us on the day. 

A reminder that the John Boyle O'Reilly Autumn School takes place on Sunday October 19th.

The Annual Ghost Tours take place on Friday October 31st. 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

Millmount, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Tel. 041-9833097

 

Family Day

As part of National Heritage Week and Walled Towns Day, Drogheda Museum Millmount, will hold a family day tomorrow, Sunday from 2pm - 5.30pm in the Millmount complex.

There will be free entry to the museum and tower.
A family treasure hunt, where all the answers can be found in the museum and courtyard.
Film footage of Drogheda in the past, showing in the Martello Room.
Short tours to view some of the original town walls conducted by Margaret Clinton.
St Mary's Church of Ireland, and you can see maps of the walls from the 17th Century.
There will be live music and dancing with Sounds Irish, Liam Reilly, The FAA Side and Moonshine
The famous old fashioned dancing doll puppets.
Lock someone in the pillory ( a number of local politicians have volunteered to take part)
There will be traditional dancing dolls, traditional crafts, short talks on Drogheda's heritage from Brendan Matthews, Liam Reilly and Cllr Frank Gallagher.
You can research  where your family was in the 1901 and 1911 cenus.
Check out where your relations were in 1901 and 1911 from the census records.
Drogheda Local Voices Oral History Project will have a stall
Old Drogheda Society Bookstall, Craft Stalls, Ice Cream stand in the courtyard and refreshments will be
available in the Tower Restaurant.
Something for all the family: a great family day out, spread the word

Car parking available at St Mary's Parish Car Park Old Hill

Refreshments available in the Tower Restaurant and Bar or from the Ice Cream Stall or cross the road to the Millmount Bar to see the world's fastest game on TV as Clare play Limerick in the Irish traditional sport of hurling

• Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage - Millmount, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Tel. 041-9833097