School: Belpatrick, Collon (roll number 10537)
- Location:
- Belpatrick, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhonnagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 190
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- mount oriel another hill south from the school contains the gallows tree on which the croppys were hanged it was formerly a height on which was a quarry or heap of stones the stones which were taken by the then lord mazareene to drain his land when he took the stones he planted the hill with trees which can be seen from a great distance this hill is the first sight of land the sailor got when coming to the coast it is 746 feet high
mollyash is another hill on which there is a moat and mass rock
hacklem hill contains jarrots cave on which there is an enchanted army at the ready awaiting the bugles call to free eire this hill is also of the race of the black pig which will come before the bugle sounds
