Highlanes Gallery () is a public

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and

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exhibition centre in

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, Ireland which opened in 2006.

History

The gallery is sited in a former

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church. It opened in 2006.

Gallery

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window with images of Margaret of Cortona and

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References

External links

Highlanes website
{{authority control 2006 establishments in Ireland Art museums and galleries in the Republic of Ireland Art museums and galleries established in 2006 Buildings and structures in Drogheda Tourist attractions in County Louth