bsp;Ottoman Empire (predecessor to the
Republic of Turkey) sent ships laden with food to Drogheda during the Irish
famine. However, there are no records of this with the Drogheda Port, and the
star and crescent predate the famine. However, a recent letter was found
which was written by the Irish merchandises explicitly thanked the Ottoman
Sultan for their help. The letter was found at the Turkish archive. The
researcher states that Ireland has not such a letter due to the fire that
occurred in the 20th century and destroyed all the documents in the library.
20th century
In
1921 the preserved severed head of Saint Oliver Plunkett, who was executed
in London in 1681, was put on display in St. Peter's Church, where it
remains today. The church is located on West Street, which is the main street
in the town
