Droichead Átha
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Droichead Átha is the Irish name for Drogheda, a historic town and major port on the River Boyne in County Louth, Ireland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromDublin | about 50 kilometres ⓘ |
| governedBy | Louth County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRoyalCharter | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name means "bridge of the ford" in Irish ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important trading port
ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
manufacturing
ⓘ
port and logistics ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasIrishName | Droichead Átha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Boyne Viaduct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millmount Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ St Laurence Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter's Church Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | A92 ⓘ |
| hasRailLine | Dublin–Belfast line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | Shrine of St Oliver Plunkett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
M1 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N51 road NERFINISHED ⓘ R132 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
bus services
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| isCountyTownOf | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestTownsIn | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyArchaeologicalSite |
Brú na Bóinne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dowth NERFINISHED ⓘ Knowth NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgrange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Drogheda 1649 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationApproximate | 40000 ⓘ |
| sportsClub |
Boyne RFC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drogheda United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Irish Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twinnedWith |
Braga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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