Collon
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Collon is a small village in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland. It is only a short walk to the border with county Meath.
The village is home to the Cistercian Abbey of New Mellifont.
The Church of Ireland parish church at the lower end was built in 1810 to a design by Daniel Augustine Beaufort.
At one point there was a Russian language school in the village, which was founded by White Russian emigres, it is rumoured that the British spies Philby, Burgess and Maclean visited the school as part of their Russian language training.
Collon is about 10Km south of Ardee and about 10Km northwest of Drogheda, and is located on the N2 road which runs from Dublin to Derry.
It is also the name of a Japanese snack.
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