School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- The Danes came to the hill of Brogue in the year 968. Brian Boru was going to Solohead to fight a battle with them. Brian won the battle. So after the battle Brian washed his wounds beside a well near Solohead and since then the district around it is called King's Well. At that time there was no town in Tipperary. The town was at Greenane about a mile outside the present town of Tipperary.
- St. Patrick met the Eognact at the hill of Crogue when he was on his way from Cashel after baptising King Angus. He was invited to Emly by St. Ailbe. As he was resting himself on the hill of Crogue mid(continues on next page)