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Drogheda

drog·heda

UK/ˈdɹɒhɪdə/ US/ˈdɹɔːdə/ uncommon

noun

1.

in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

Origin

From Irish Droichead Átha (literally “bridge of the ford”).

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