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Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town 26 miles north of Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland. The town is increasingly populated by commuters working in Dublin.

It has certain historical interest:

Site of Newgrange, a burial mound constructed around 3200 BC
Founded in 911 by the Danes
Invaded by Oliver Cromwell in 1649
Battle of the Boyne, 1690

A notable landmark is the Boyne Viaduct, a 98ft high railway bridge carrying the main Dublin to Belfast line, designed by civil engineer Sir John MacNeill and built during the 1850s.

See also:

English Civil War

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