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Drogheda
[ draw-i-duh ]
noun
- a seaport in the NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River: the town was captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its garrisons as well as many male inhabitants put to the sword.
Drogheda
/ ˈɔɪɪə /
noun
- a port in NE Republic of Ireland, in Co Louth near the mouth of the River Boyne: captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its inhabitants massacred. Pop: 31 020 (2002)
Example Sentences
Due to planned rail works, the cross border route to Dublin terminates at Drogheda with a bus replacement taking passengers the rest of the journey.
Investigating gardaí carried out searches at two houses in Drogheda last week in order to find any information on Kyran's whereabouts or what happened to him.
Drogheda Life journalist Andrew Spearman said he had a "nodding acquaintanceship" with Ms Tyson prior to their interview.
On 30 August, Kyran was reported missing from his home in Drogheda along with his mother, Dayla Durnin, who was subsequently located but there has been no sign of her son.
"I think she had the courage to say a lot of things that we all felt," said Gemma Byrne, 47, who took a 90-minute train from the town of Drogheda to pay her respects.
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