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Drogheda

[ draw-i-duh ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

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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.

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Drogheda Life journalist Andrew Spearman said he had a "nodding acquaintanceship" with Ms Tyson prior to their interview.

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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.

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"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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