Drogheda, Ireland Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

DROGHEDA , clustered on either side of the river and tightly contained between two hills, is an enjoyable place in its own right, easily accessible and surprisingly unused to tourism, but with enough sights and entertainment to warrant a stay. The precise grey stone of which the town is built, combined with its post-industrial decay, give it a slightly forbidding air, but it has a certain vitality nonetheless. The architectural legacy of successive civilizations forms the main attraction. The ancient Millmount mound and the Boyne valley have key significance in Celtic history and mythology, but the story of … more »