Today is obviously a significant day here in Drogheda, though I’ve never heard it talked about locally, and in truth it pales in significance compared to what happened next. 1/3 https://twitter.com/irelandbattles/status/1304193199393648640

The massacres, which some play down in scale and others say were just of their time, were followed by ethnic cleansing on a vast scale, which put in place economic systems that would lead to famines and destitution over coming centuries. (Quote below from John Morrill) 2/3

This chap, for what it’s worth, is the star of the only detail about the massacres I’ve heard about locally: there’s a mention of him on a plaque on the Millmount: https://twitter.com/jdmccafferty/status/1304309624691138560?s=21 3/3 https://twitter.com/jdmccafferty/status/1304309624691138560