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Heritage Week: The Ship Wallhanging Quilt 40 years later

Start Date

Wednesday 20 August 2025

End Date

Martello Room, Governors House, Millmount Cultural Quarter, Drogheda, County Louth, A92 VFH3

Hear the story of this beautiful quilt on display in Drogheda Museum, Millmount.


Mary McDonnell will be talking about how the Drogheda Quilters got the idea for the piece and how they sourced all the information about the ship, its contents and the shipping routes from Drogheda at the time - 1683. Mary will be comparing life in Drogheda in 1985 to life in 1685.


Only 60 spaces available.

Doors open 6:30 pm.

Admission Free.

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