School: Cruachán
- Location:
- Croghan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Ó Cuinn
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- (continued from previous page)called Glenmore. This is St Patrick's Well. There are many Townslands in Croghan. They are Cannakill, Croghan Demesne, Togher, Ballysallagh, Barrysbrook, Coole, Grovesend, Aghamore, Old Croghan, Derrycoffey, Kilcorbery, Derryarkin, Ballyfore, Bunsallagh, and Ballybeg.Togher means a ridge or a a road. There is a descendant of the O'Demsey's buried on Croghan Hill. It is said that St Patrick jumped his horse from the top of the hill down to the Well. There is a flat stone beside the Well and the track of the horse's knees are on it.
