School: Christian Brothers, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Brother Meskill
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- The story of the "Táin" is now familiar to all school children. It is there related that the brown bull of Cooley having killed the white bull of Aileall at Croghan started for Ulster with a portion of the white bull adhering to its horns. On reaching the ford at Athlone the brown bull stooped to drink some water and the portion or thigh-bone dropped into the Shannon. Thus that place became known as the Ford of the thigh bone or Loin i.e. Ath Luain.