1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Collon

School: Collon (roll number 14579)

Location:
Collon, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhathúna
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 281

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 281

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Collon
  2. XML Page 281
  3. XML “Old Roads”
  4. XML “Old Roads”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Roads (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Old Roads

    Share Share Post
    The Main St of the village of Collon formerly ran along a field north of the present village, which is still known as the town meadow, this road lead from the Main Rd. to Drogheda, to where the present Mt Oriel Rd. branches off Ardee St.
    The present Strinagh Rd. once ran through the farm now known as the "Mill Land" and on to the Drogheda Rd. at the Drumgool's Cross.
    Church St. ran at the back of the houses on the left hand side of the present St.
    The road from Collon to Slane ran straight from the Corner of Collon, up
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit