Drogheda in Meath ???????????

[JOHNNYDROGHEDA]

Why are Drogheda escorts under Meath as well as Louth ? While Meath might like to lay claim to Drogheda or part of it, not one square inch of Drogheda is in Meath. As a Drogheda man I find it highly offensive to be placed under a Meath heading

[mikki99943]

if ye had a few footballers from meath ye might win something :P

[JOHNNYDROGHEDA]

Coming from the whipping boys of munster that's rich

[samlad]

I'm afraid you are wrong:

Drogheda (/ˈdrɒhədə/; /ˈdrɔːdə/; Irish: Droichead Átha, meaning "bridge of the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km (35 mi) north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea.

As the River Boyne divides the dioceses of Armagh and Meath, Drogheda was founded as two separate towns, Drogheda-in-Meath (for which a charter was granted in 1194) and Drogheda-in-Oriel (or 'Uriel') as County Louth was then known. In 1412 these two towns were united and Drogheda became a 'County Corporate', styled as 'the County of the Town of Drogheda'. Drogheda continued as a County Borough until the setting up of County Councils, through the enactment of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which saw all of Drogheda, including a large area south of the Boyne, become part of an extended County Louth. With the passing of the County of Louth and Borough of Drogheda (Boundaries) Provisional Order, 1976, County Louth again grew larger at the expense of County Meath. The boundary was further altered in 1994 by the Local Government (Boundaries) (Town Elections) Regulations 1994. The 2007-2013 Meath County Development Plan recognises the Meath environs of Drogheda as a primary growth centre on a par with Navan.

In recent years Drogheda's economy has diversified from its traditional industries, with an increasing number of people employed in the retail, services and technology sectors. The town also has a community of independent artists and musicians who have been looking to the local economy rather than Dublin for employment.

[JOHNNYDROGHEDA]

I'm afraid i'm not........ the town boundary of Drogheda is also the county Boundary, even south of the boyne

[JOHNNYDROGHEDA]

Read your own post Sam .................................. "through the enactment of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which saw all of Drogheda, including a large area south of the Boyne, become part of an extended County Louth. With the passing of the County of Louth and Borough of Drogheda (Boundaries) Provisional Order, 1976, County Louth again grew larger at the expense of County Meath."

[Zoidberg]

I'm afraid you are wrong:

It says it's in Louth in the first paragraph you quoted, you probably should of highlighted that instead of skipping over it

[Lucy Chambers]

It says it's in Louth in the first paragraph you quoted, you probably should of highlighted that instead of skipping over it

It's in county Louth. There is a huge sign saying so when you drive in.

[saoirsemac]

well meath used to be irelands fifth provience, just because was doesnt mean it is,

ive always been taught drogheda is louth,


and ps, neither county wud win anything even u joined them

[Lucy Chambers]

well meath used to be irelands fifth provience, just because was doesnt mean it is,

ive always been taught drogheda is louth,


and ps, neither county wud win anything even u joined them

Did I ever tell you about the time I was trying to find Westmeath and ended up in Navan? Scary people