School: Collon (roll number 14579)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhathúna
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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.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. - Belpatrick is the townland in which I live,. Altogether there is about twenty eight families living in this townland. A tributary of the Dee river flows at the back of our house, and to the east side of it a tributary of the Mattoch flows.
It is in this townland that the district called the "Leaby" is, some say that there was once a graveyard in it and that is how it derived its name, while others say it is from a piece of ground called labog, which passes through the centre of the district. - Collon is the name of the townland in which I live. It is surrounded on nearly all sides by woods and has(continues on next page)
