School: Collon (roll number 14579)

Location:: Collon, Co. Louth
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“Many are the moates, or raths, which may be seen around this district, and the following are some of them.”

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Many are the moats, or raths, which may be seen around this district, and the following are some of them. Cnocansileas, Pheonixtown, rath, Drumboe and a small one in the aulth near Hungry Hall. The following story is connected with Phoenixtown rath. A man was going home from Collon, one night at about eleven o'clock. As he was going past a place called the Scregg[?], he met a funeral, and he said to himself "Thinks I this funeral is very late" and before he had the words out of his mouth, out stepped a little man, and said "give us a hand to bury this corpse" and he said, "I can't I have a good journey to go home." Come on, said they
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Language

English

Collector
Kitty Hanratty
Gender

Female
Address

Collon, Co. Louth

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