Drogheda

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Drogheda is a historic town in County Louth, Ireland, situated on the River Boyne and known for its medieval heritage and role in significant events of Irish history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Drogheda canonical 17
Drogheda town 1
Drogheda town centre 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country Ireland
distanceFromDublin about 50 kilometres
governingBody Louth County Council
hasAnnualEvent St. Patrick’s Day parade
surface form: St Patrick’s Day parade

cultural festivals
hasHeritage medieval heritage
hasHistoricalEvent Siege of Drogheda
surface form: Siege of Drogheda (1649)
hasHistoricalPeriod medieval period
hasIndustry manufacturing
port-related trade
services
hasPopulation over 40,000
hasRailwayStation Drogheda railway station
hasReligiousSite St Peter’s Church of Ireland
St Peter’s Church
surface form: St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
hasSport Gaelic games
association football
hasSportsClub Drogheda United F.C.
hasStructure Magdalene Tower
Millmount Fort
surface form: Millmount Martello Tower

St Laurence’s Gate
St Peter’s Church
town walls
historicalProvince Leinster
IrishName Droichead Átha
isPortCity yes
knownFor Magdalene Tower
Millmount Fort
St Laurence’s Gate
St Peter’s Church
medieval town walls
role in Irish history
language English
localLanguage Irish
locatedIn County Louth
locatedInRegion Leinster
locatedNear Irish Sea
locatedNorthOf Dublin
locatedOnRiver River Boyne
meaningOfName bridge of the ford
nearArchaeologicalSite Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
surface form: Brú na Bóinne

Dowth
Knowth
Newgrange
partOf Greater Drogheda area
servedByRoad M1 motorway
wasBesiegedBy Oliver Cromwell

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Drogheda hasLocation Drogheda
Siege of Drogheda tookPlaceIn Drogheda
this entity surface form: Drogheda town
River Boyne mouthLocatedIn Drogheda
River Boyne nearCity Drogheda
Battle of the Boyne nearPlace Drogheda
R132 road connectsTown Drogheda
County Louth hasMajorTown Drogheda
County Louth hasHistoricTown Drogheda
Arthur Aston deathPlace Drogheda
M1 motorway connects Drogheda
subject surface form: M1 motorway (Ireland)
M1 motorway passesNear Drogheda
subject surface form: M1 motorway (Ireland)
Slane near Drogheda
Boyne Viaduct locatedIn Drogheda
Boyne Viaduct locatedNear Drogheda
this entity surface form: Drogheda town centre