Old Drogheda Society
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Pic Of The Day
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| Insulator No 7 Double Groove |
Drogheda Museum Millmount,
History, Archaeology & Heritage,
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth,
Ireland,
0419833097
5/31/2017
Pic of the Day @ 31 May 2017
Drogheda Museum Millmount,
History, Archaeology & Heritage,
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth,
Ireland,
0419833097
5/30/2017
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5/28/2017
5/27/2017
5/26/2017
5/25/2017
5/24/2017
Walk @ Talk With Brendan Matthews Wednesday 24 May 2017
Old Drogheda Society
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Reminder this evening that the second of this year’s Old Drogheda Society Walk & Talks takes place when Brendan Matthews will lead a walk taking in Trinity Street and Mell.
The walk will start from Horse Lane, off Trinity Street, at 7.30 pm, near the Drogheda River Rescue premises and will proceed westwards along the river path where Brendan will begin with a little history and mythology of the Great River Boyne. Then at Tubberboice Lane he will present a significant overview of the history and archaeology of the area.
The walk will continue back down Mell taking in the history of:
Singleton Cottages
the Connolly Casey Brewery later Wilson and McBrinn’s
Simcox Lane
West Gate Mill ( Donaghy’s)
the former Whitworth Mills
Christian Brothers School
and he will tell the tale of the wretched mud cabins and those who lived in them in the former Chesters Lane
All are welcome meet at Horse Lane, just after Kelleghers Insurances at 7.25 for 7.30 pm departure.
All are welcome meet at Horse Lane, just after Kelleghers Insurances at 7.25 for 7.30 pm departure.
The tour will take about an hour and a half .
There is no charge but donations will be accepted.
Next Wednesday May 31st Liam Reilly will lead a walk & talk from outside Barlow House ( former Garda station) via Old Abbey, Wellington Quay and Dyer Street outlining the very interesting heritage of the area. Meet at 7.25 pm for 7.30 pm start.
Next Wednesday May 31st Liam Reilly will lead a walk & talk from outside Barlow House ( former Garda station) via Old Abbey, Wellington Quay and Dyer Street outlining the very interesting heritage of the area. Meet at 7.25 pm for 7.30 pm start.
Drogheda Museum Millmount,
History, Archaeology & Heritage,
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth,
Ireland,
0419833097
5/23/2017
5/22/2017
5/21/2017
5/20/2017
5/19/2017
Pic of the Day @ 19 May 2017
Old Drogheda Society
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| One of the Boyneovator teams delivers its Presentation at the UCD course in the Barbican 17 May 2017 |
Drogheda Museum Millmount,
History, Archaeology & Heritage,
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth, Ireland,
0419833097
5/18/2017
5/17/2017
5/16/2017
Walk & Talk With Liam Reilly
Old Drogheda Society
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Tomorrow, Wednesday evening (May 17th) sees the start of the
Old Drogheda Society Walk and Talk series for 2017, which have proved to be
since their inception in 2015, when Liam
Reilly will lead the walk from Old Cornmarket Square at
the top of Peter
Street to St Mary's Bridge.
While the distance that will be
covered is very short, there is a huge amount of content detailing the
buildings and former residents of these two historic streets
This walk and talk will feature:
The Old Cornmarket
St John's Home
The Star & Crescent - where did it come
from?
Clarkes Pub
St Peter's Parochial Centre
The Thornton family who
took part in the 1916 Rising
Mrs Lovely's pub
The Argus
The Central
Hotel
McGranes pub
The Whitworth Memorial
Costelloes Pub
Daly’s Pub
Batchelor’s Lane
The Augustinian Church
Galbraith’s Bakery
Collins Hardware
Bessexwell Lane
The Cosy Bar( Somewhere Else)
Tredagh Hotel/Round House
The
Great Fire of Shop Street
St Mary's Bridge.
We hear of some of the great
characters who lived here, such as the man who would not leave his burned out
premises for seven days as he didn't trust banks and all of his money was in a
safe in the ruins of his shop.
We learn the location of Laundy's Castle and
Harp Lane, and which windows were the work of Harry Clarke, the famous stained
glass artist; and which event in 1932 finally forced Drogheda Corporation
to invest in the world's only green fire engine - plus lots more.
This is a repeat of a walk that
had to be curtailed last year due to bad weather. It starts from outside St
John's Home at 7.30 pm. All are welcome, there is no charge but donations
will be accepted.
Drogheda Museum Millmount,
History, Archaeology & Heritage,
Governor's House,
Millmount,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth,
Ireland,
0419833097
5/15/2017
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