{"id":1870,"date":"2023-10-20T18:07:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2023-10-20T18:08:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:08:17","slug":"fr-meadthe-memorial-cross-at-the-dominican-church-in-drogheda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/fr-meadthe-memorial-cross-at-the-dominican-church-in-drogheda\/","title":{"rendered":"FR MEADTHE MEMORIAL CROSS AT THE DOMINICAN CHURCH IN DROGHEDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PHOTOGRAPHED 18 APRIL 2011 BEFORE THE CHURCH BECAME INACTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/excellentstreetimages.com\/October2023PWA\/October2023VisitToDrogheda\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">MY  OCTOBER 2023 VISIT TO DROGHEDA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solemn opening of St. Magdelene\u2019s Dominican Church took place on the 15th September 1878 about eight years after the commencing of the building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dedication was performed by Primate Archbishop McGettigan accompanied by D. Leahy OP. Bishop of Dromore. There was Solemn High Mass at which the Primate presided attended by Dr Leahy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drogheda-born Fr Meadthe who was instrumental in having the church built was also present. According to the inscription on the high cross he died the following year at the age of 59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surname of the priest is unusual but the spelling appears to be correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-1867\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-70-2 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-1867 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"FR MEADTHE MEMORIAL CROSS AT THE DOMINICAN CHURCH IN DROGHEDA [PHOTOGRAPHED 18 APRIL 2011 BEFORE THE CHURCH BECAME INACTIVE]\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1867\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_1867' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FR-MEADTHE-MEMORIAL-CROSS-AT-THE-DOMINICAN-CHURCH-IN-DROGHEDA-PHOTOGRAPHED-18-APRIL-2011-BEFORE-THE-CHURCH-BECAME-INACTIVE-224256-1-1065x1597.jpg\" height=\"2400\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"FR MEADTHE MEMORIAL CROSS AT THE DOMINICAN CHURCH IN DROGHEDA [PHOTOGRAPHED 18 APRIL 2011 BEFORE THE CHURCH BECAME INACTIVE]\" class=\"slider-1867 slide-1869 lazyload\" title=\"MEMORIAL CROSS\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/2400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FR-MEADTHE-MEMORIAL-CROSS-AT-THE-DOMINICAN-CHURCH-IN-DROGHEDA-PHOTOGRAPHED-18-APRIL-2011-BEFORE-THE-CHURCH-BECAME-INACTIVE-224256-1-1065x1597.jpg\" height=\"2400\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"FR MEADTHE MEMORIAL CROSS AT THE DOMINICAN CHURCH IN DROGHEDA [PHOTOGRAPHED 18 APRIL 2011 BEFORE THE CHURCH BECAME INACTIVE]\" class=\"slider-1867 slide-1869\" title=\"MEMORIAL CROSS\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">MEMORIAL CROSS<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drogheda-born Fr Meadthe who was instrumental in having the church built was also present. 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