Croghan, County Offaly

Croghan
Cruachán
Village
Croghan village from Croghan Hill
Croghan village from Croghan Hill
Croghan is located in Ireland
Croghan
Croghan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′26″N 7°16′44″W / 53.3406°N 7.2789°W / 53.3406; -7.2789
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyOffaly
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN470331

Croghan (Irish: Cruachán)[1] 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. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Cruachán/Croghan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.