Tower details

Place	Drogheda S Peter
County	Louth
Country	Republic of Ireland
Dove tower ID	25549
Rings	8 (chime), tenor 20–0–0See below 1 (chime), tenor 53 cwtSee below 1 (other bells)See below
Grid reference	O088751
Latitude & longitude	53.71524, -6.35270View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
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Postcode	A92 A068
Archdiocese	Armagh
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Listed grade	Listed by National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Bells	8 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	20–0–0 (2240 lb or 1016 kg)

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–3–21			37.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	2	6–2–19			32.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	3	7–3–14			34.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	4	8–0–20			36.00″	1894	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	5	8–1–0			37.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	6	10–2–15			40.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	7	14–1–9			44.00″	1895	Matthew O'Byrne			D
	8	20–0–0			48.00″	1894	Matthew O'Byrne			D

Bells	1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	53 cwt (~5900 lb or ~2700 kg)

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Bourdon [1]	53 cwt			64.00″	1894	Matthew O'Byrne			S

Bells

1 (other bells)Edit details

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1					1845	Thomas Grendon & Co			S

[1]References

O’Byrne’s 1962 catalogue: 53 cwt bell for Right Reverend Mgr. Murphy, P.P., V.F., St.Peter’s, Drogheda, Co. Louth, 1894

Published: 02/07/2024

17/11/2024	1-3,5-7 date amended; 1-8+Bourdon hanging, diameter added; additional locally cast bell added [Patrick Carr, local contact]
02/10/2024	Listed building attributes added [See https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/]
26/07/2024	Postcode added [https://www.eircode.ie/ via REMRKS479]