Drogs Crest

[Dave77]

Just wondering where the Drogheda crest comes from. Guessing it isnt coming from the Islamic moon cresent.

[Martinho II]

i rem readin an article on this years ago! i think that this emblem is turkish eastern european somethin like that! can someone confirm that please?

[GavinZac]

i rem readin an article on this years ago! i think that this emblem is turkish eastern european somethin like that! can someone confirm that please?

The cresent moon and star represent the unusually bright moon which Turks/Muslims credit with 'saving' their forces at Istanbul, if i recall correctly.

Perhaps in its lopsided form, Drogheda are somehow paying tribute to the utter lack of salvation at the battle of the boyne.

[pete]

Drogheda Town Crest (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/6/60/100px-Drogheda-crest.png)

Louth GAA (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/4/4c/LouthGAA.PNG) got a bit carried away adding Boyne bridge (apparently its in Meath)

:D

[pineapple stu]

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogheda#History) knows all (except combination to safe)

[eelmonster]

Louth GAA (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/4/4c/LouthGAA.PNG) got a bit carried away adding Boyne bridge (apparently its in Meath)

:D

The ar$e end of it - like Drawwda - is in County Meath.

[eelmonster]

The star and crescent [on Drogheda town's civic crest] are the royal seal of King John, who gave the town its charter.
Just as well you didn't pick the three lines! :D

http://www.ngw.nl/int/ier/d/drogheda.htm

[ndrog]

why ? whats wrong with the 3 LIONS ?