Wrecks and historic events in County Louth
The Discover Alone map has 14 wrecks and historic events in County Louth, Ireland. Below are the 7 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Siege of DroghedasiegeDrogheda fell on 11 September 1649 after Oliver Cromwell stormed the town when Sir Arthur Aston rejected surrender. The…
Battle of FaughartMajor battlefieldOn 14 October 1318, Edward Bruce died at Faughart after leading a Scottish and Irish charge against Anglo-Irish…- Drummuckavall Ambushterrorist attackDrummuckavall Ambush is a terrorist attack in County Louth, Ireland. Perhaps the violence struck without warning…
- Burning of Wildgoose LodgemurderEight people died in the October 1816 fire, including an infant only five months old, while eighteen men later faced…
- Battlefield in Annies,ballynahattin,faughart Lower,faughart Upper,monascreebe,redcowBattlefieldBattlefield in Annies,ballynahattin,faughart Lower,faughart Upper,monascreebe,redcow marks a violent clash in County…
- Battle of Tragh-BhailebattleTragh-Bhaile, the ancient strand at Dundalk, became a killing field in 1399 when Donal MacHenry O'Neill charged the…
- Glasdrumman ambushambushGlasdrumman ambush is an ambush in County Louth, Ireland. Perhaps the land still remembers the sudden violence of that…