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Drogheda Drogheda, Ireland
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Drogheda: References & Edit History

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  • Laurie Pettitt

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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Dec 05, 2023
Clarified that Drogheda's defenders and some of its inhabitants were massacred in 1649. Jan 31, 2017
Deleted Web site: Frank Kelly. Sep 27, 2013
Population data updated. Aug 24, 2012
Media added. Sep 17, 2010
Population data updated. Jul 12, 2007
Article revised. Dec 17, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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