Reference code
IE CA CP/1/1/1/2/66
Title
Shrine of Oliver Plunkett, St. Peter’s Church, Drogheda, County Louth
Date(s)
- c.1940 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Postcard print
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A postcard print of the shrine of Oliver Plunkett in Saint Peter’s Church in Drogheda in County Louth. The image shows the head of Oliver Plunkett, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh who was executed in London on 11 July 1681. Plunkett was beatified by Pope Benedict XV on 23 May 1920. The postcard was published by a branch of the Catholic Truth Society in Drogheda.