Drogheda

	DROGHEDA Country : Ireland County : Louth Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":53.7102000000000003865352482534945011138916015625,"lon":-6.36559999999999970299313645227812230587005615234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The gate is St. Lawrence's Gate, a Norman building which still stands in the town. The ship represents the town's status as a major trading port (hence the motto "God our strength, merchandise out glory". The star and crescent are the royal seal of King John, who gave the town its charter.

The three lions are the three English lions, Drogheda historically was an English garrison town.