Gidan garuruwa biyu sun zama girma a daya a kan bankunan Boyne
Ya kamata ku ziyarci Drogheda? Don zama gaskiya, a kallo na farko, maƙwabci biyu a arewa maso gabashin Dublin ba abu ne da yawa ba don rubutawa game da. Sai dai kuma, majami'u, gine-gine na Georgian , ƙofar birni mai mahimmanci, da kuma shugaban St. Oliver Plunkett zai iya yin ɗan gajeren ziyarar da ya dace da ku.
Drogheda ya kama bakin Boyne kuma shi ne mafi girma a garin County Louth . Wani ɓangare na Drogheda ya kasance a County Meath .
Ganin da aka sani da kwalbar kwalba a hanya daga Dublin zuwa Belfast, yanzu an riga an kewaye shi da gada na Boyne da M1, halayen haɗin gwiwar sunyi fatan sun wanzu a lokacin Cromwell.
Drogheda a cikin Nutshell
Drogheda wata cibiyar masana'antu ce kuma tana da tashar jiragen ruwa (ko da yake ba a fili ba) a lokacin da ya ba da gudummawa ga ci gaban gari, amma a halin yanzu yana cikin jihar maras kyau. Za a iya yin hakan a wurare da dama na garin gari, kamar yadda ginin gine-ginen Georgian suna ba da izinin zama ba tare da damuwarsu ba, kusa da sababbin kasuwanni. Rumunonin ruji na zamani suna cike da gine-ginen gine-gine.
Walking ta Drogheda, musamman ma a kan launin toka, ruwan sama, yana iya zama wani abu na kwarewar dan kadan. Amma akwai wasu abubuwan da za su iya ba da labarin cewa ziyarci gari ya dace ga waɗanda suke so su neme su.
Raccan Tarihi na Drogheda
Sunan sunan Drogheda ne daga " Droichead Átha " na Irish, a zahiri "gada a gado", sunan da ya lalata dalilin da za a shirya.
Akwai gado, daga baya kuma gada, wanda ya zama wani ɓangare na babban hanyar Arewa maso Yamma a kan iyakar Gabas. Wata wurin kasuwanci da tsaro.
Ba abin mamaki ba ne cewa garuruwa biyu sun haɗu, wato Drogda-da-Meat da Droba-da-Oriel. Daga ƙarshe, a cikin 1412, Droghedas biyu suka zama "County of the Town of Drogheda". A 1898, garin, har yanzu yana riƙe da 'yancin kai, ya zama wani ɓangare na County Louth.
A lokacin shekaru masu zaman kansu, Drogheda a matsayin garin da aka gina ya zama muhimmin ɓangare na "kodadde", kuma ya buga wa majalisar Irish a wasu lokuta. Kasancewa muhimmiyar mahimmanci shine tabbatar da rashin zaman lafiya, kuma an gina garin a sau da yawa. Mafi rinjaye ya kare tare da Oliver Cromwell ya dauki Drogheda a watan Satumba na 1649. Abin da ya faru a gaba yana da karfi sosai a cikin Irish psyche: Kungiyar Cromwell ta kashe garuruwan 'yan majalisa da' yan farar hula na Drogheda. Gaskiyar lamarin da ke kewaye da wannan atrocity har yanzu an yi jayayya.
A lokacin Yakin Wakilin Williamite, Drogheda ya kare shi kuma sojojin da ke cikin King Williams sun yanke shawarar yanke shi, maimakon a kashe Boyne a Oldbridge. Yaƙin Boyne a shekara ta 1690 ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da suka fi muhimmanci a tarihin Ireland.
A cikin karni na 19, Drogheda ya karfafa kanta a matsayin cibiyar kasuwanci da masana'antu. Daga 1825, Kamfanin "Drogheda Steam Packet Company" ya ba Liverpool damar shiga jirgi. Maganar garin "Allah Madaukakinmu, Gidawar Gida", ya fada duk da cewa, kodayake karni na 20 ya ga kadan daga cikin kullun. Har yanzu gari ya ci gaba da kasancewa wasu masana'antu da kuma sashen sabis na maye gurbin wasu.
Wani mummunar tashin hankali na mazauna sun zo a lokacin '' Celtic Tiger '' 'lokacin da Drogheda ya zama wani ɓangare na belt na Dublin.
Wurin da za a ziyarci Drogheda
Hudu ta hanyar cibiyar Drogheda zai dauki kimanin sa'a guda kuma ya dauki mafi yawan abubuwan jan hankali, tare da Millmount Museum din banda. Kayan ajiye motoci yana iya zama matsala a wasu lokuta, bi alamun kuma ya dauki zarafin farko (ƙauyen gari na yaudarar). Sa'an nan kuma gano a kafa:
- St. Laurence's Gate (kusurwar Laurence Street da Palace Street) yana kusa da wani ɓangare na garuruwan garin da ke kusa da shi kuma har yanzu yana da karfi. Harkokin zirga-zirga yana gudana ta hanyarsa duk da haka kewaye da kayan aiki ya ɓace daga ƙofar. Daga nan, har yanzu kuna iya gano iyakar garin ta bin hanyoyin da suka maye gurbin garkuwar.
- St Mary Magdalen's Tower (a tsakanin Magdalen Street Upper da Patrick Street) duk abin da ya rage a cikin wannan sunan a daya daga cikin mafi girma a cikin garin, wani kyakkyawan na zamani belfry.
- Ikilisiyar St. Peter (Church of Ireland, Peter Street) yana da ban sha'awa ga cocinsa. Sanya a bango bayan cocin, zaka sami wani shingen kabari wanda ya nuna cewa ya tafi kamar yadda kwarangwal kawai suke ado a zanen jana'izar. Wannan hoton da ya dace, yin amfani da shi a matsayin wanda aka bari a baya, ya kasance a cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci kuma ya bambanta tare da karin hotuna masu ban mamaki da kuma ƙananan kaburbura na al'ada.
- Ikilisiyar St. Peter (Roman-Katolika, West Street) babban cocin Katolika ne a garin da kuma wurin aikin hajji. Anan ana iya ganin shugaban St. Oliver Plunkett. A cikin ɗakin murya bayan gilashin, ƙwallon ƙarancin mutanen kirki na Ireland basu da kyau. Wani karamin nuni kuma ya sanar da baƙi na shahadar St. Oliver Plunkett a hannun Ingilishi.
- Har yanzu akwai Tholsel , tsohuwar zauren garin, a kusurwar West Street da Shop Street.
- The Millmount Museum a Barrack Street a kan shafin wani tsohon castle, da gidan kayan gargajiya kayan tarihi a kan Drogheda, albeit daga kudancin gefen kogi. Hanyoyin nune-nunen kan tarihin gida da masana'antu suna da darajar ziyarar.
Drogheda Miscellany
Baƙi masu sha'awar tarihin jiragen kasa zasu ziyarci tashar Rail na Irish (wasu gine-gine masu yawa a kan hanyar Dublin) kuma su dubi yadda aka haifa Boyne Viaduct.
Drogheda United yana daya daga cikin manyan 'yan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa a Ireland, inda ya lashe gado da yawa. Za a iya samun gidansu a filin Windmill.
Tarihin gida yana ci gaba da labarin cewa an kara yawan tauraron dan adam da makamai saboda fadar Ottoman ta tura jiragen ruwa tare da abinci zuwa Drogheda a lokacin tsananin yunwa. Abin takaici, babu tarihin tarihi da ke tallafawa wannan kuma alamomin sun riga sun fara yunwa.