Pic of the Day @ 31 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 30 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 29 July 2914

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 28 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 27 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 26 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

A Curious Rifle

 Old Drogheda Society



Tomorrow, Saturday July 26th, marks the 100th anniversary of the Asgard landing a consignment of 900 rifles for the Irish Volunteers in Howth.

In Drogheda Museum Millmount there is a rifle donated by former Minister of Defence, Patrick S Donegan, who acquired it from former President Erskine Childers, whose father was the owner of the Asgard.

The gun was logged in the museum records as being from the Asgard, but in the run up to the 100th anniversary, it now transpires that it may not have come from the Howth boat but from a consignment that was landed in Larne by the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1914.

The gun which is one of several on display and the museum has issued a challenge to see if any student can establish the provenance of this weapon. Who imported it? Irish Volunteers, The Ulster Volunteer Force, The Citizen Army or some other group.

Anyone is welcome to examine the gun and there is a prize of €100 worth of history books for the first definitive answer.

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 25 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 24 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 23 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Dardistown Castle Visit Fully Booked

Old Drogheda Society

Tomorrow's Old Drogheda Society evening outing to Dardistown Castle is now fully booked out. 

Standby vacancies only.

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 22 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

It's Good to Walk

Old Drogheda Society

 

Just a reminder that Drogheda Museum Millmount in association with Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism have Walking Tours of Historic Drogheda leaving Drogheda Tourist Office at 2.30 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

 

 

 

Pic of the Day @ 21 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 20 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 19 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 18 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

Pic of the Day @ 16 July 2014

Old Drogheda Society

  

 

 

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

 

The Travels and Curious Collections of Richard Pocock, Bishop of Meath

Old Drogheda Society

 

 

Lecture: The Travels and Curious Collections of Richard Pocock, Bishop of Meath

Date: Sunday July 20th @2:30pm
 Speaker: Dr Rachel Finnegan (Waterford IT)

Venue: Adbraccan House, Navan.

Hosts: Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.

• Places limited and booking is therefore essential. Contact Tom French, Hon. Sec.  087 4119633

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

Visit to Dardistown Castle

Old Drogheda Society

 

 Visit

 

to

Dardistown Castle

 

Guided tour by

Brendan Matthews

on

 

Wednesday July 23^rd 2014

Dardistown Castle is an excellent example of a large fifteenth Century Manor House.  It was built around 1465, when grants in return for military service were made available to landowners for building fortified houses in the Pale.  A grant of £10 was obtained for the building of the castle by John Cornwalsh

The first extension to the castle, forming part of the present house was built before 1582 when Dame Genet (Janet) Sarsfield came to live here.  A new entrance doorway with a much higher lintel had to be built as Genet was reputed to be the tallest woman in Ireland. 

The present front hall, drawing room and dining room date from around 1750.  The upper floors were added in two stages between 1800 and 1860.  

Cost €20.00 per person

Including coach travel, tour of castle, tea/coffee and sandwiches at a nearby hostelry.

Bus Departs Bolton Square: 6.30pm. Sharp

Bus Departs Millmount:  6.45pm. Sharp

 

Advance booking essential:

at Millmount Tel: 9833097, not later than Monday July 21^st, 2014.

Please note:

Minimum numbers will be required for this outing to operate.

 

PLEASE NOTE NEW DEPARTURE POINTS

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

Weekend Outing to Tipperary

Old Drogheda Society

Saturday 12th July 2014 - Slane History and Archaeology Society Annual Summer Outing to Cahir Castle and Swiss Cottage, Co. Tipperary.

If interested contact Mary McDonnell:

• mobile: 087 2222144  

• email  lilypond44@hotmail.com

Members and non members welcome.

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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

The Final Days of Oliver Plunkett

Old Drogheda Society

Today a free play, The Final Days of Oliver Plunkett will be performed at 3 pm, today. It was written by Duleek based Michael Ferguson, and it will renew the atmosphere of 17th century Drogheda and London recreated by actors from the Duleek Drama Players, Aisteoiri na Boinne and St Brigid’s Drama Group. .






The Final Days of Oliver Plunkett is a very much a community production involving local drama groups with seventeenth century props, period costumes and equipment supplied by Millmount Museum.



It is a great chance for visitors and locals alike, to learn more about the trial and excecution of St Oliver Plunkett, whose national shrine is in St Peter's Church.


Tomorrow the Annual St Oliver Plunkett Procession will leave the Holy Family Church , Ballsgrove at 2.50 pm sharp and arrive at St Peter's for 4 pm mass. Visitors from Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom will join with people from all over Ireland in celebrating the life of St Oliver Plunkett.

Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage

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