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'''DROGHEDA''' | '''DROGHEDA''' | ||
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County : [[Louth (county)|Louth]] | County : [[Louth (county)|Louth]] | ||
[[File:drogheda.jpg|center]] | [[File:drogheda.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The gate is St. Lawrence's Gate, a Norman building which still stands in the town. The ship represents the town's status as a major trading port (hence the motto "God our strength, merchandise out glory". The star and crescent are the royal seal of King John, who gave the town its charter. | The gate is St. Lawrence's Gate, a Norman building which still stands in the town. The ship represents the town's status as a major trading port (hence the motto "God our strength, merchandise out glory". The star and crescent are the royal seal of King John, who gave the town its charter. | ||
The three lions are the three English lions, Drogheda being an English garrison town. | The three lions are the three English lions, Drogheda being an English garrison town. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:drogheda.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:drogheda.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image provided by "Laurence Jones" (laurencejones@eircom.net), background by Gerard Clinton, Drogheda. | [[Literature]] : Image provided by "Laurence Jones" (laurencejones@eircom.net), background by Gerard Clinton, Drogheda. | ||
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[[Category:Irish municipalities]] | [[Category:Irish municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Louth]] | [[Category:Louth]] | ||