Travelogue III : Drogheda B

 The powder magazine in the lowest level of the tower fortress at Drogheda contained a Waterloo diorama in what looked to be 54mm scale miniatures.

the diorama had a set of lights to bring it all into better focus

the guide's had becomes something to measure the
size of these miniatures

the buildings, while not exactly at the 54mm scale
still give the sense of the footprint on the map

wonderful little details could be found everywhere

There was definitely a real Irish pride in their connection to the pivotal battle.

weapons were directly accessible

many of the works of art we have seen
were done by this famous Irish woman

cannons could be found on the battlements
in the powder room here could be found the
more fragile tools used for artillery operations

not a reproduction

some uniforms could also be found here

more of the pride of the Irish that took action in 1815

old nosey himself

again a hand nearby to get a sense of scale

I was permitted to switch on the lights and
take many more photos

all in all an amazing display

one last thing to do at Drogheda ... a close up view of the last part of the 12th century walls.