Abstract: Story collected by a student at St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda school (Drogheda, Co. Louth) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0679/2/5
School St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda [Vol. 0679, Chapter 0002]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Louth Schools
The Old Abbey [duchas:4963560]
The Old Abbey is a little back street situated in the west end of Drogheda in St. Peter's parish. The ruins of an old Augustinian Abbey are still to be seen there. It was built by the Augustinians in the thirteenth century. There is a secret passage under the town from the Old Abbey to Magdalene tower. When Cromwell came to Drogheda the monks were obliged to leave. All that remains is the belfry and a richly carved door. The Augustinian monks never lived in it again. When they came back to Drogheda they built a new church in Shop St. where they now reside.
Original reference: 0679/2/5
The Old Abbey
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