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School: Collon (Erasmus Smith) (roll number 16325)

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Collon, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Ní Earchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 109

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    There is an old mound near Collon called Crock an Alluis. It is supposed to be the remains of a fort which the Tuaths De Danann inhabited long ago.
    The mound is in a hollow in the corner of a field. It is in the shape of a triangle. It is lower at one of the corners than either of the others.
    There is a ring of flat ground about six feet around it and then it slopes up to a point.
    It is made of clay and stones and it is supposed to be hollow but this has never been proved.
    There is a river flowing beside it and there are two gaps one each side of the mound
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Tibbie
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Collon, Co. Louth