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The Launch of the 16th Old Drogheda Society Journal will took place on Wednesday November 28th in the Governors House , Millmount at 8pm . The journal was launched by Mayor of Drogheda , Anthony Donohoe .

The journal contains articles on various aspects of our local heritage contributed by local writers . Tom Winters is the editor of the journal . Copies of the Journal costing €18 can be had from Millmount Museum phone 041-9833097 , from Easons , West Street , Drogheda, Waterstones , Scotch Hall , Drogheda or the Highlanes Gallery , Laurence Street , Drogheda .

Contents

Terry Corcoran - An Appreciation                                                              

                                   By John McCullen

The Life & Times of John Forbes MP for Drogheda        

                                   By Don Byrne

The Malocca Story            

                                   By Giovanni Maaglicco

A Local Folklore Misceally         

                                   By Frank Gallagher

Keeping the home fires burning during WorldWar 11         

                                    By Tom Winters

1956 - The Year Drogheda got behind one of it's own            

                                    By Liam Reilly

A nominal roll of Officers & NCO's of B Coy 8th Inf Bn FCA           

                                    By Peter Durnin

Ships that never returned in the 70's & 8o's of the Nineteenth Century

                                   From The Argus

Holy Year 1950 Drogheda pilgramage to Rome    

                                    By Finian M c Quillan

Drogheda Dance Bands                                                    

                                    By Willie Healy

Recrossing the Rubicon         

                                    By Shane Fagan

Master Painters of Drogheda

                                    By Ronan Eustace

Killed in Action                                                                                                

                                    By Peter Durnin

A Rebel Motor Bike                                  

                                    By John McCullen

Drogheda man who was Editor of the Irish Times for 27 years 

                                    By Tom Winters

The McPhail Story      

                                    By Owen Raffery

My Working Life in West Street                

                                     By John Hurley

Drogheda Newspapers                                                                 

                                     By Frank Gallagher

Addendum to Journal  of Old Drogheda Society No 10

Death of Distinguished Drogheda Man          

                                      By Tom Winters