Monasterboice Inn was the home of Thomas, brother of General Patrick Sarsfield, at the time of the Battle of the Boyne. When the day was lost, Thomas's throat was cut, and so he died, in Shop Street, in Drogheda.
A 100 years later the patriot, Charles Hamilton Teeling, fleeing from capture in 1798, having swam the river Boyne on horseback, rode for succour to what was then the Monasterboice Inn in which you stand today. Engraved on a plaque on the outside of the Sarsfield room you can see the date 1786 and initials P.S.
Charles Teeling recorded his visit in his famous history of 1798. If you wish to read more, Click Here.
In the modern Monasterboice Inn we have retained some of the character of the past; like honest Sarsfield, we will sell good liquor and good food, too. In the main Lounge and in the public bar food will be served promptly, and while we do not place at the disposal of the traveller a long and varied list of dishes, we will give quick service and the best food that a bountiful countryside can provide.
In the Sarsfield room the spirit of the age has been retained; here a single voice can sing if the company wants it so, in the friendly atmosphere of an age gone by. In the main Lounge, with its dining alcove, around the old-fashioned fires, and in the comfort of modern central heating, people can gather for a quiet chat, and drink, or be served a quick meal at the counter or at a table.