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  1. Seaport near the mouth of the river Boyne,
  2. county Louth, Republic of Ireland. The port
  3. trades in cattle and textiles; chemicals and
  4. foodstuffs are produced. In 1649 the town was
  5. stormed by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred
  6. most of the garrison, and in 1690 it
  7. surrendered to William III after the battle
  8. of the Boyne.
  9.