British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath

County Meath is in Province of Leinster.

1649 Siege of Drogheda

1690 Battle of the Boyne

Around 1435 Richard Dillon was born to Robert Dillon (age 43) at County Meath.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Balriske

In 1553 Margaret Eliot was born at Balriske.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Drogheda [Map]

In 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare (age 47) attended Parliament in Drogheda [Map] to answer charges of treason. Both were found guilty and attain. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond sought sanctuary in Drogheda Priory [Map] where he was captured by John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40). On 14 Feb 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was summarily beheaded. He was buried initially in St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map] then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. Some accounts claim John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester also murdered two of his young sons. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare escaped and was subsequently pardoned and attainder reversed when King Edward IV found Ireland was ungovernable without him. In 1470 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland under George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 18) which position he held until the Duke's death in 1478.

Between 03 Sep 1649 and 11 Sep 1649, Drogheda [Map], under the command of the Royalist Arthur Aston (age 59), was besieged by the Parliamentary army commanded by Oliver Cromwell (age 50).

On 11 Sep 1649 Oliver Cromwell had a letter delivered to Sir Arthur Aston, which proposed his Aston's surrender; Aston refused.

At 5:00 PM Cromwell ordered simultaneous assaults on the southern and eastern breaches in the walls of Drogheda.

At the southern breach, the defenders counterattacked. The death of their commander, Colonel Wall, caused them to fall back, allowing further Parliamentary reinforcements to be funnelled into the breach. In the fighting at the walls some 150 Parliamentarian troops, including Colonel Castle, were killed.

After the death of Colonel Wall with more and more Parliamentary soldiers streaming into the breaches, the Royalist resistance at the walls collapsed.

In Cromwell's words, "In the heat of the action, I forbade them [his soldiers] to spare any that were in arms in the town...and, that night they put to the sword about two thousand men".

The execution of Royalists constinued as and when they were discovered.

Around one hundred Royalists were discovered in St Peter's Church - Cromwell ordered the church and those inside to be burned.

Arthur Aston was killed.

John Evelyn's Diary. 24 Jun 1690. Dined with Mr. Pepys (age 57), who the next day was sent to the Gatehouse, and several great persons to the Tower [Map], on suspicion of being affected to King James (age 56); among them was the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's (age 28) uncle. King William (age 39) having vanquished King James in Ireland, there was much public rejoicing. It seems the Irish in King James's army would not stand, but the English-Irish and French made great resistance. Schomberg (age 74) was slain, and Dr. Walker, who so bravely defended Londonderry. King William received a slight wound by the grazing of a cannon bullet on his shoulder, which he endured with very little interruption of his pursuit. Hamilton (age 55), who broke his word about Tyrconnel (age 60), was taken. It is reported that King James is gone back to France. Drogheda [Map] and Dublin [Map] surrendered, and if King William be returning, we may say of him as Cæsar said, "Veni, vidi, vici". But to alloy much of this, the French fleet rides in our channel, ours not daring to interpose, and the enemy threatening to land.

In 1756 Thomas Marlay (age 76) died at Drogheda [Map].

In 1791 Eliza O'Neill was born at Drogheda [Map].

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Drogheda Priory [Map]

In 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare (age 47) attended Parliament in Drogheda [Map] to answer charges of treason. Both were found guilty and attain. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond sought sanctuary in Drogheda Priory [Map] where he was captured by John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40). On 14 Feb 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was summarily beheaded. He was buried initially in St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map] then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. Some accounts claim John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester also murdered two of his young sons. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare escaped and was subsequently pardoned and attainder reversed when King Edward IV found Ireland was ungovernable without him. In 1470 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland under George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 18) which position he held until the Duke's death in 1478.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map]

In 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare (age 47) attended Parliament in Drogheda [Map] to answer charges of treason. Both were found guilty and attain. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond sought sanctuary in Drogheda Priory [Map] where he was captured by John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40). On 14 Feb 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was summarily beheaded. He was buried initially in St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map] then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. Some accounts claim John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester also murdered two of his young sons. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare escaped and was subsequently pardoned and attainder reversed when King Edward IV found Ireland was ungovernable without him. In 1470 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland under George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 18) which position he held until the Duke's death in 1478.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Townley Hall Drogheda

In 1794 Francis Johnston (age 34) designed Townley Hall Drogheda built between 1794 and 1798.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Dungan

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Kells

On 20 Jul 1398 Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 6th Earl Ulster (age 24) died at Kells, County Meath. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His son Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl Ulster (age 6) succeeded Heir to the Throne of England, 5th Earl March, 7th Earl Ulster, 7th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Killeen

On or before 04 Feb 1699, the date she was buried at Killeen, County Meath, Mabel Barnewall Countess Fingall died. She was buried on 04 Feb 1699.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Oldcastle

On 18 Aug 1848 Captain Richard Kirby Ridgeway was born at Oldcastle, County Meath.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Oldcastle, Loughcrew Burial Mounds [Map]

Loughcrew Burial Mounds is also in Prehistoric Ireland.

1908. Robert Welch (age 48). Loughcrew Burial Mounds [Map].

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Riverstown

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Skyrne

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, County Meath, Slane

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, Trim County Meath

Before 25 Dec 1230 Gilbert Lacy (age 24) died at Trim County Meath.

On 21 Oct 1314 Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville (age 88) died at Trim County Meath. He was buried at Black Friary, Trim, County Meath. His granddaughter Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baroness Geneville. She and her husband Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 27) inherited the vast legacy of the de Lacy dynasty, including Ludlow Castle [Map].

Around 1592 Lucas Dillon (age 61) died at Trim County Meath.

On 07 May 1642 Charles Coote 1st Baronet (age 61) was killed in Trim County Meath during an Irish Confederacy counter-attack.

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, Trim County Meath, Summerhill

British Isles, Ireland, Province of Leinster, Trim County Meath, Trim Castle

On 18 Jan 1425 Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl Ulster (age 33) died at Trim Castle. He was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk [Map]. His nephew Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 13) succeeded 6th Earl March, 8th Earl Ulster, 8th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.