Drogheda Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in County Louth, Ireland
About Drogheda
The fertile Boyne valley has been settled since prehistory, with nearby Brú na Bóinne the best known Neolithic site. The town developed from Norman times as two towns either side of a ford, then from 1412 as a single town with a bridge. Hence it becameDroichead Átha, "bridge at the ford." The Normans made Drogheda a bastion of their rule in Leinster, with town walls and a castle, and the Irish parliament met there. In 1498 this passed the infamous Poyning's Law, that no legislation could be passed in Ireland, indeed the Irish parliament couldn't even meet, unless the English crown and parliament first approved it; the law wasn't repealed until 1878. The town walls withstood a siege by the rebels of 1641, but in Sep 1649 Oliver Cromwell arrived. Drogheda was held by the Royalists, who recko
Top Attractions in Drogheda
Explore the best things to see and do in Drogheda:
- ★Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre
- ★Beaulieu House and Garden
- ★Bellewstown Racecourse
- ★Funtasia Theme Park
- ★Highlanes Gallery
- ★Irish Military War Museum
- ★Millmount Fort
- ★Old Mellifont Abbey
Where to Eat in Drogheda
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Eastern Seaboard
- 🍴Salthouse Brasserie
Where to Stay in Drogheda
- 🏨Boyne Valley Hotel
- 🏨Collon House
- 🏨D Hotel
- 🏨Glenside Hotel
- 🏨Newgrange Lodge
- 🏨Scholars Townhouse Hotel
Drogheda Travel Guide Sections
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