Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Ireland - Dundalk and Drogheda

Dundalk an ancient market city we passed through on our way to Dublin is famed for its Norman Castle and the 1789 Rebellion that split Ireland



The Gate to St. Patrick Cathedral


St Patrick Cathedral , a Roman Catholic Church started building in the 1830s but wouldn’t be finished until later in the century due to the Great Famine. The Neo-Gothic Bell Tower was added later




Statue of The Maid of Erin. Erected in 1899 to commemorates the 1798 Rebellion led by Wolfe Tone, in protest to the partitioning of Ireland.


A Sandra Bell Sculpture




St Nicholas Catholic Church, Dundalk






Bellingham Castle Gate

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Drogheda





St.Magdelene Roman Catholic Church built in 1878 was designed in the Gothic style and is one of a number of Roman Catholic churches within Drogheda.


The Hugh Delacy Pedestrian Bridge over the River Boyne


St Lawrence Gate built in the 13th century as part of the walled fortifications of the on the eastern side of the medieval Town of Drogheda


Main Shopping Street 












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