Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . n-cient is Drog-heda, that it is supposed to have been founded by Heremon, son of in a storm on the south from his brother Heber, who landed in Kerry,Heremon, after many difficulties, landed at Drogheda, having lost his brothersAireach and Colpa in the bay. It was in memory of the latter that the ancientname Imbhar Colpa was attached to the locality
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . n-cient is Drog-heda, that it is supposed to have been founded by Heremon, son of in a storm on the south from his brother Heber, who landed in Kerry,Heremon, after many difficulties, landed at Drogheda, having lost his brothersAireach and Colpa in the bay. It was in memory of the latter that the ancientname Imbhar Colpa was attached to the locality. Drogheda suffered fromDanish incursions in the eighth, ninth and tenth centuries; and after the Anglo-Norman occupation it was included in the original grant of Meath to Hugo deLacy. Richard II. held his court here in 1395, and received the submission offour of the provincial princes, upon whom he conferred knighthood in the Churchof the Magdalen, although they assured him it was a superfluous honor, as theyhad been knighted at the age of seven by their fathers. Parliaments were fre-quently held in Drogheda, and it was here the Poynings law of 1494 wasenacted. Thomas, Earl of Desmond, was beheaded on the North Commons, in. Cromwells Fort. LOUTH. 493 1467, by order of the Lord Deputy Worcester. His head was sent to DubHn,and spiked on the castle; and a stately monument, erected with his effigyin the Magdalen Church, was removed to Christs Church, Dublin, a In 1641, Drogheda was successfully defended by Sir Henry Tich-bourne against Sir Phelim ONeill. In 1649, it was held for the royalists by SirArthur Ashton, a brave and experienced officer, who had two thousand live hun-dred foot, and three hundred horse. Cromwell besieged and attacked it with?eight thousand foot, four thousand horse, a formidable train of artillery, and all
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