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Croghan (born 1968), American middle-distance runner
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Croghan may refer to: Places Ireland * Croghan (village), County Offaly, Ireland * Croghan, County Roscommon, Ireland * Croghan Hill, a hill in County Offaly, Ireland * Croghan Mountain, a peak in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland United States * Croghan (town), New York * Croghan (village), New York * Mount Croghan, South Carolina People * Davis Croghan (1832–1890), priest * George Croghan (other), various people * John Croghan (1790–1849), physician * Mark Croghan Mark Duane Croghan (born January 8, 1968) is a former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a three-time Olympian and five-time US national champion in the steeplechase (1991, 1994–97). Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan (town), New York
Croghan is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 3,093 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northern part of the county and located northeast of the county seat, Lowville. The town contains a village also named Croghan, a small part of which is located in the adjacent town of New Bremen. Both the village and town are locally pronounced \Krō-gun\ (with a hard g and silent h, emphasis on the first syllable). History The southwestern part of the town was the locale of an ill-fated colony of refugees from the French Revolution. The settlements were disbanded by 1814. Modern settlement began ''circa'' 1830. The town was formed in 1841 from the towns of Watson and Diana. In 1848, part of the town was used to help form New Bremen. Theodore B. Basselin played a large part in Croghan's history. Mr. Basselin came to America and settled in Croghan, where he became the town's first millionaire due to his successful logging business. He was one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan (village), New York
Croghan is a village in Lewis County, New York, United States. Its population was 618 at the 2010 census. The village is situated mainly in the southern part of the town of Croghan, with a small part in New Bremen. The town and the village were both named after George Croghan, a soldier in the War of 1812. The village slogan, which reflects Croghan's proximity to the Adirondack Mountains, is "In the Foothills of the Adirondacks". History The village was once a booming region for the lumber industry. During the late 19th century, one particularly influential member of the local community was millionaire lumber baron Theodore B. Basselin, whose estate sat on the corner of Main Street and Bank Street. His mansion remains there to this day. Basselin is buried in a private family plot along Main Street, next to the village library, which once served as the opera house. Croghan survived two major fires in the early 1900s, the first of which claimed the lives of two small childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan (village), County Offaly
Croghan () is a village in County Offaly in Ireland. It is situated near Croghan Hill, on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen. Sport The local GAA club in Croghan is St Brigid’s (). Its 60th anniversary was celebrated in 2014. School St Brigid's National School, known in Irish as Scoil Bhride, was built in 1963. There were formerly a number of other schools in Croghan, including a hedge school which was run in Coole during the during the time of the Penal Laws by a Mr. Burke. The first official school opened in August 1835 in Cannakill. Croghan Community Centre was the local school until Scoil Bhríde was built. Due to the number of pupils then attending the new school, an extension was built in 2009. It included an assembly hall and other facilities and was officially opened and blessed by Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, James Moriarty. As of 2014, the school had over 90 pupils enrolled. Croghan Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan Mountain
Croghan Mountain or Croghan Kinsella () at , is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. Naming The fuller name comes from the Uí Chinnsealaigh, who were the dominant gaelic family in the area; and is used to differentiate it from other "Cruachan" mountains. Geography Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small massif that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan Hill
Croghan Hill ( or ''Brí Éile'') is a hill with a height of in County Offaly, Ireland. The remains of an extinct volcano, it rises from the Bog of Allen and dominates the surrounding plains. Historically known as ''Brí Éile'', it is mentioned in Irish mythology and is traditionally seen as a sacred hill. On the summit is an ancient pagan burial mound with panoramic views, which reputedly became the inauguration site of the kings of Uí Failghe. On the eastern slope is an old graveyard and the remains of a medieval church, while at the western foot of the hill is the remains of a medieval settlement, church and castle. An ancient bog body, Old Croghan Man, was found nearby. The village of Croghan is at the southern foot of the hill. Archaeology and myth Croghan Hill is traditionally seen as a sacred place. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan, County Roscommon
Croghan ( ), is a townland and village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is situated centrally between the towns of Boyle, Elphin and Carrick on Shannon. History The village dates from the late 1700s and was set up by then local landlord Lloyd. The Lloyd family were granted the lands of Croghan which originally were owned by the Mcdermott's in 1680. Lloyd built a house in the 1700s where the GAA Club Rooms now stand, and in 1830 built a larger mansion nearby. Croghan village consisted of 30 houses all facing east towards the big house in a north–south direction. The only building on the other side of street was Donnellan's shop (1765), which in 1796 became the Roman Catholic Church. Croghan is now the parish name for this area incorporating the old parishes of Killukin, Killumod, Tumna, Kilcola and Estersnow. These were former monastic sites dating back up to 1500 years. Croghan was an agriculture area, and under encouragement of Guy Lloyd, fairs were set up after Trinity Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Croghan, South Carolina
Mount Croghan is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census, up from 155 in 2000. Geography Mount Croghan is located in northern Chesterfield County at (34.768720, -80.225217). South Carolina Highway 9 passes through the town, leading east to Chesterfield, the county seat, and west to Pageland. South Carolina Highway 109 leads north from Mount Croghan to the North Carolina border, from where North Carolina Highway 109 leads northeast another to Wadesboro. SC 109 joins SC 9 running east from Mount Croghan to Ruby. South Carolina Highway 268 leads southwest from Mount Croghan to Jefferson. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 155 people, 66 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 203.5 people per square mile (78.7/km2). There were 70 housing units at an average density ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Croghan
Dr. John Croghan (April 23, 1790 – January 11, 1849) was an American medical doctor and slave owner who helped establish the United States Marine Hospital of Louisville and organized some tuberculosis medical experiments and tours for Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky (U.S.) during 1839–1849. __TOC__ Early life John Croghan was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky on April 23, 1790. He was the son of William Croghan and Lucy Clark, sister of the famous William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He attended the College of William and Mary, starting in 1807 and graduated in 1809. From 1810 to 1813, he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine. He then returned to Kentucky where he helped establish the Louisville Marine Hospital in 1823, serving as its director until 1832. Work with Mammoth Cave In October 1839, he bought near the Green River that included Mammoth Cave. He had planned to use the cave for medical purposes, as well as tourist use; he e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Croghan (other) , soldier
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George Croghan (1720–1782) was an Irish-American colonist, fur trader, and land speculator. George Croghan may also refer to: *George Croghan (soldier) (1791–1849), American soldier in the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War See also *George Croghan Reid George Croghan Reid (December 9, 1876 – February 19, 1961) was a brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz. Biography Reid was born in Lorain, Ohi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Croghan
Davis George Croghan, D.D. (July 10, 1832 in Ireland – November 21, 1890 in South Africa), the first Archdeacon of Bloemfontein, and Provost of the Cathedral. Dr. Croghan was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He arrived in Bloemfontein on 28 February 1867, but left on 6 March 1887, in part because of the relatively harsh winters in the Orange Free State, and became Dean of Grahamstown This is a list of deans of Grahamstown. The dean is the incumbent of Grahamstown Cathedral, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In addition, the dean has other duties and roles set out in the "Deed of Constitution and Statutes of the Chapter of .... References 1832 births 1890 deaths Archdeacons of Bloemfontein Deans of Bloemfontein Deans of Grahamstown 19th-century South African Anglican priests {{SouthAfrica-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
