Revd. John O Connor, P.P. Croghan, Boyle.
Revd. John Canon Nangle P.P. Croghan, Boyle.
Revd. Charles O Brien P.P. Croghan, Boyle
Revd. John MacDermott P.P. Croghan, Boyle.
Revd. Edward O Reilly P.P. Croghan, Boyle.
Revd. Patrick J. MacGowan P.P. Croghan, Boyle.
For further statistics regarding above, see Folklore 41 of Croghan Nat. School, Boyle Co. Roscommon or Woodbrook, or Killumod - do.

Patrick Rourke was the best walker around this locality. He lived in Rathcroghan. One night he went to Croghan for a doctor for his father. Croghan was twelve miles from his home and he was home from Croghan in one hour and a half.

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.

Our home district is Killeshandra which means the church of the old fort, and which is situated in the town-land of Portaliff. Long ago the town did not stand where it does to day, it was situated at Croghan, a short distance away, where the McKiernan clan held sway.Croghan is a quiet spot to day, yet its memory lives as it gives its name "Croghan Leaguers to the local football team.

5. Croghan road branches off from the Killucan road at the railway station, and leads to Croghan, the old seat of the Connaught kings and on to Boyle, and Frenchpark. When made not certain.

Some years ago there was a landlord in Croghan called Lloyd. he tried to bring back some of his Catholic tenants to the Protestant church for giving them certain food and goods. There was a parish priest in Croghan called Fr. O'Connor. When he heard of Lloyd's plan to convert the Catholics

I was told by Mr. Smyth of Croghan that every night at twelve o'clock there are lights seen round the woods, and the lakes at Croghan, in Roscommon. On the lakes little fairies go back and forward with lights in front of them. There is a fort near the place where the fairies live, and there is supposed to be gold hidden in the fort.

The Hill of Croghan is visible from most of northern parts of Co. Offaly.About the year A.D. 467 there was a holy bishop named Macaille whose church was on the eastern slope of the Cruachan Bri eile, now Croghan Hill. It is not known whether this man was converted by St Patrick or was one of the Christian community, which existed in Ireland before the arrival of the latter.The old Churchyard which is familiar to anyone who has visited the place marks the site of the ancient church. It was from Bishop Macaille that the great St Brigidh along with seven other holy virgins, received the religious veil, though whether at Croghan or the Uisneach in Co. Westmeath is uncertain.Afterwards St. Brigid, with her infant community resided some time at Croghan before setting out for Kildare her father's country where she founded her famous convent which lasted through a chequered career down to the days of Queen Elizabeth, when the sacred fire of Kildare was extinguished for ever.On the.

John Gannon worked for Mr. Crawford of Croghan, Kildallon, about thirty years ago. Mr. Crawford shot himself. Afterwards, every time when John Gannon was driving the horses over Croghan bridge Mr. Crawford's ghost would meet him and lead him into the stable then he would disappear.

He asked was that the residence of Queen Maeve? but was told it was of the place where she used to assemble her people.Different meanings have been given for Croghan but most now agree, that it means a rick or a heap piled up. The district about Rath Croghan is full of small pointed sepulchural mounds, + was said to have been a seat for historic of Rath, covering 3 square miles. There are 3 remarkable pillar stones connected with Rath Croghan. King Daithi was buried there AD 428. The pillar was originally 10 feet high, 4 1/2 broad. It is now only 5 feet 10 inches high, reduced by emigrants who believe that a piece of the stone, carried on the person will prevent any one being drowned.

Many children come under the transport scheme from the parish of Croghan. Close to the village is a hill from which the village is named, where a famous bull fair is held. How far it may be artificial seems uncertain, it was 50 feet above the level plain, is about 20 yards in diameter on the flat top & about 80 yards at the base. A small trench is on the south side It appears very ancient. The flat top has no rampart round its edge. It seems to be the same shape as the famous Rath Croghan. There is something at the top that might have been a cairn. Near the avenue leading to Croghan house, close to where the parochial school once was, is a old fort & in the garden of the houses is a mound 35 yard in diameter & five to six feet high. Cruachan of Ai, some distance away, in the same country is now know as Rathcroghan, the mound is near circular, + is close on 100 yards in diameter at the base & 68 yards across the top. It has always been treated as the residence of the Kings of Connacht. It is believed that St. Patrick visited this spot

In the townland of Hollymout in the parish of Ardcarne and in the County Roscommon there lived a man named James Croghan. On his farm there were caves and they are still to be seen there and known as the Hollymount caves reaching to a height of about forty feet.
One Christmas morning about one hundred years ago he was attending to his cattle and sheep near the caves. All of a sudden a little elf came out of one of the caves. He walked over to Mr Croghan and said "Here are the keys of a room which contains gold. Do not fear anything as I will not be long away I have only to go to First Mass". In a second the elf was off and Mr Croghan went into the cave full of delight on hearing of the gold. He opened a door and looked in, where he saw a big heap of gold and it was guarded by two greyhounds each tied with a gold chain. Fear coming upon him he closed the door and ran out. After a while the elf returned. He handed him the keys and the elf seizing them exclaimed "you have me thrown into bondage

Yellow Jaundice is a disease which young people are supposed to contract as a result of eating unripe fruit, or berries. It is a disease which may be contracted by either young or old. Several local men, notably Dick McKean, Cannoy, Ballinameen, Alfie Little, Croghan give sufferers who visit them for a cure, bottles containing a home made liquid with instructions for the taking of same.
The making of the liquid and its ingredients are a family secret and will not on any account be divulged.
Cattle Scurvy is a terrible disease which seems to be easily contracted by perspiring people with scratched or broken skin, if such peope happen to be working with affected animals. Medical doctors do not seem to be able to treat this disease quickly and successfully. However there are "quacks" or country people who prepare a medicine which quickly and successfully kills this dire deforming disease. Among these are Alfie Little, Croghan and Mrs Cox, Croghan. The medicine, which is home compounded, is a family secret.

little cabin not far from Croghan Hill and for whom he had once done a good turn. He decided to go to the wizard and ask for his help. The little man mixed him a golden beverage from blossoms of heather, buttercups, and a quart of spring water from the well at the rath near by. He told Tiernan to go at dawn next morning to the summit of Croghan Hill and take three draughts of the liquor: afterwards he would be able to accomplish any heavy task.
Tiernan did as he was told. Next day he took Brian up to the top of the hill where the huge stone then was. "If I can remove this stone" said Tiernan, "will you give me Noona's hand in marriage?" Brian consented. Tiernan lifted the stone as if it were thistledown and sent it through the air until at last it rested in one of Brian's fields near Cluanbolg where it may be seen to this day.
Tiernan and the beautiful Noona were married and lived happily in Croghan for many years.

There are some Holy Wells in the parish of Croghan. The best known is St. Patrick's Well. It is situated in Glenmore at the bottom of Croghan Hill. It has a cement wall all round it and has a small green gate. There is a pilgrimage to the well every year on the seventeenth day of March in commemoration of St. Patrick's Death. The people of Croghan and the neighbouring districts visit the well on that day. Everyone gets a drink of holy water. If a person had a bad head-ache or a tooth-ache and believe in the water he would be cured. St Brigid's Well is situated near the top of the hill. It is filled now. There are beasts in the fields where St. Brigid's Well is and it is feared if the well were opened they would be drowned. There is a well in Mr. Casey's field called Fineen-na-Shark's Well. There is an old tree groing near the well and a lot of pins in it. There is a well about three miles from our school

There is an old School in Croghan. It was built in 1833-34. It was opened as a School in August 1834. The name of it is Cannakill (Ceann na Caille).
The people of Croghan subscribed the money to build it. Mr. Dunne was the first teacher who taught in it. He taught in the Hedge school at the High Gate before there was any National School in Croghan. His daughter taught in the school too. Before the teacher's residence was built the teacher lived in one end of the school. There were three rooms and a kitchen in it. There were two rooms upstairs and a room and kichen downstairs. When the teacher's residence was built the school was made bigger. It was divided them and half of it was for the boys and the other half for the girls. Mr. Killian was the next teacher after Mr. Dunne. Miss Meagher was the first lady to teach in the school after it was divided. She lived in Rhode. Mr Casey succeeded Mr. Killian as

The girl spoke and told them her name was Mary Grogan from Croghan. Next day Simon went to Croghan and brought the girl with him. He went in to her father's house and told them that he had Mary outside. They said he couldn't have as she was dead this twelve month. Simon brought in the girl and she had great difficulty in persuading them that she was Mary.Simon asked where they had buried mary. They told him, on the top od Croghan hill. 'We'd better go and see what's in the coffin" said Simon. Off they went and when they opened the coffin all they found in it was a block of wood. So it was Mary he had with him and she stayed there with her people and Simon went back home.

he set out from Croghan: but when he came to Ballintubber he saw no stately church uprising, nor heard the clang of Saor's hammer, nor ring of sculptor's chisel--but a wide swelling plain was all he saw and fruitful flocks and herds.
King Caral was wroth. He looked upon his wine red hand, and swore but presently was silent, holding with himself Communion.
"The spirit wareth strong within me to rebuke my hasty words." 'Twas thus his thoughts took form--and turning his chariot round he gave face to Croghan.
In the meantime a messenger had arrived at Croghan from Ballintubber in Mayo to the West; who, standing on the

"Good luck to him". said the giant", and if he continues growing he'll soon be as big as myself" and with that he went down home again.
Giants often had fights and cast rocks at one another. There are some rocks on our land said to have been flung by a giant from Kesh, at the Croghan one morning, when the Croghan giant went out to cool his porridge, he started to blow it with his mouth and caused such a wind that it vexed the Kesh one and the latter started to throw stones at him.

King Dathi (AD.405 - 428) was the last king of pagan Ireland. He was killed by a flash of lightning at the foot of the Alps. Awly his son took command of the army and had the body brought home on a bier, and it is said Awly gained nine battle by sea and ten by land by means of the corpse, for when his people exhibited the body of their kind, they routed the opposing forces.King Dathi is buried at Rath Croghan in Co Roscommon. A large stone marks his grave. The graveyard is known as Roilig na Rí.King Dathi was succeeded by Leary as king of Ireland, and King Leary was reigning when Saint Patrick came to Ireland.The cemetery of Rath Croghan is half a mile south of Croghan, near Tulsk in Co Roscommon.