Happy Patrick's Day

Old Drogheda Society

☘ Happy St. Patrick's Day from all at Millmount Museum. ☘

 

 

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

 

The Towering of the Green

 

Old Drogheda Society

In line with many iconic buildings all over the world turning green to celebrate St Patrick's Day, the tower and mound at Millmount, Drogheda went green on Friday evening and will remain so until Wednesday 18th. 

 

St Patrick would have passed by the 3,000 year on his way to the Hill of Slane having landed at the mouth of the Boyne in 432AD. 

Drogheda Museum Millmount will open today 2pm - 5pm, Monday 16th 9.30am - 5.30pm and on St Patrick's Day 2pm - 5pm. 

 

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

Millmount Tower: A Global Green

Millmount Tower will  will turn green for the first time to celebrate St Patrick's Day Global Greening 2014.

It will join 100 landmark buildings and iconic sites around the world including the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Sydney Opera House and Niagara Falls in turning green to celebrate the National Feast Day. The floodlight will be green and the tower pearched high over the town of Drogheda will be visible over a wide area. The greening is being funded by the Old Drogheda Society with the approval of Drogheda Borough Council.

As the mound at Millmount was here in 432 AD when St Patrick landed at the mouth of the Boyne on his way to the Hill of Slane,  it is likely that  one of the first things our patron saint viewed was the mound at Millmount.

Millmount Museum will be opened on Saturday from 9.30 am to 5 pm and on Sunday and St Patrick's Day 2 pm to 5 pm.

Drogheda Museum

MillmountGovernor's House,

Millmount,

Drogheda

0419833097