Collon

Collon () is a village and townland in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland, on the N2 national primary road. The village is home to the Cistercian Abbey of New Mellifont, and to Collon House, the ancestral home of the Foster family. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

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Place details

Region: Leinster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 896
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Collon
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: FosterhouseCollon2002.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Foster homestead at Collon
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: County Louth
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 17.69
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 896

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 128
Image: FosterhouseCollon2002.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: O001820
Commons category: Collon

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==History== The Church of Ireland parish church at the lower end was built in 1810 to a design by Daniel Augustus Beaufort who was the rector between 1789 and 1821. There is a memorial in the graveyard at the front of the church to men of the parish who died during the 1914–18 Great War, inscribed on the front is the name of Lt. James Emerson V.C. who was born in the village. The church has been described as "dramatic and atmospheric" and hosted the 2008 Ardee Baroque Festival.