noun
in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
• Regions: ↑Ireland, ↑Hibernia, ↑Emerald Isle
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑battle, ↑conflict, ↑fight, ↑engagement
• Part Holonyms: ↑English Civil War
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/draw"i deuh/, n.
a seaport in the NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River: the town was captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its garrisons as well as many male inhabitants put to the sword. 23,173.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.