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Noun: Drogheda
  1. A town in Ireland that was captured by Oliver Cromwell in 1649, resulting in the massacre of its Catholic inhabitants
    "The siege of Drogheda remains a controversial event in Irish history"

Type of: battle, conflict, engagement, fight

Part of: English Civil War

Encyclopedia: Drogheda, Ireland