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Things to do in Drogheda
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5 of the 20 places on our County Louth list are in Drogheda: Monasterboice, Beaulieu House and Gardens, St Laurence's Gate, Millmount Museum and Martello Tower and Highlanes Gallery. Between them a monastic site, a house and garden, a ruin and a museum. Further down the page: 6 more places in the town off Fáilte Ireland's public list and 7 events listed here in the window we cover.
On our Louth list
5 places in and around Drogheda.
MonasterboiceMonastic site · DroghedaA walled graveyard north of Drogheda holds a round tower and three carved high crosses.
Beaulieu House and GardensHouse and gardens · DroghedaA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
St Laurence's GateRuin · DroghedaTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.
Millmount Museum and Martello TowerMuseum · DroghedaThe museum and round tower sit on the mound above the south bank, looking straight down on the town.- Highlanes GalleryMuseum · DroghedaDrogheda's public gallery sits on the main street, in a Franciscan church that was converted for it.
More to see in Drogheda
From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.
- Áine Dunne - Fine Art Tapestry WeaverGallery · DroghedaÁine Dunne has produced some major works that included, a commission from the Augustinian Community Drogheda celebrating 700 years in the town and for the Stephens Green Hotel Dublin.
- Drogheda Museum MillmountMuseum · DroghedaDrogheda Museum Millmount is one of County Louth’s most significant heritage sites.
- Droichead Arts CentreGallery · DroghedaEstablished in 1989, Droichead Arts Centre is a multi disciplinary centre in the heart of Drogheda, County Louth.
- Highlanes Municipal Art GalleryAbbey or church · DroghedaHighlanes Municipal Art Gallery in Drogheda, County Louth, is an art space presenting a dynamic and diverse programme of exhibitions, drawn from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection.
- Magdalene TowerAbbey or church · DroghedaMagdalene Tower is all that now remains of the once important Dominican Friary It is the belfry tower of the friary which Lucas de Netterville, then Archbishop of Armagh, founded ery in about 1224.
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, DroghedaAbbey or church · DroghedaSt Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, situated on West Street in Drogheda Town, is famous for housing the shrine of St Oliver Plunkett.
What’s on in Drogheda
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The top of the Louth list
CarlingfordVillage · CarlingfordNarrow medieval lanes on the shore of Carlingford Lough, with the Cooley mountains going up straight behind them.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordCastle · CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.- MonasterboiceMonastic site · DroghedaA walled graveyard north of Drogheda holds a round tower and three carved high crosses.
Old Mellifont AbbeyAbbey · CollonWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Slieve FoyeMountain · CarlingfordSlieve Foye rises directly above Carlingford, and a marked loop climbs off the edge of the village.
Proleek DolmenMegalithic tomb · DundalkThe capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, in a field near Ballymascanlon.