The Irish for Togher is An Tochar which means a road or pass through a bog. In 1385 Murrough O' Connor , Lord of Offaly, defeated the English of Meath at  a battle in Togher. After the battle as the O' Connors were crossing the bog the English attacked again. Many of the Irish were slain or smothered in the bog trying to escape.
In another battle in 1395 O' Connor captured 60 horses. Togher was a good place to fight because of the bog.
Long ago there was a lake  called Lough Nashade near Togher. The Irish for this is Loch Na Seide which means Lake of the Jewels. The lake was drained by Bord Na Mona. Now that the bog is cut away it may soon be a lake again.

The traditional date for the Leix Offaly plantation is 1556. But the plantation really began in 1537 and took almost 100 years to complete. The English soliders were often attacked as they crossed the bog togher on their way to Daingean.
In 1555 the English transported goods and weapons through Togher to Philipstown, now called Daingean. Philipstown was called after the husband of Queen Mary, Philip ii of Spain. Mary was a daughter of Henry viii.

In Togher there is the ruins of John Cassidy's house that was built by the land league. That means, that if you were evicted and rebuilt your house in one day the English landlord would'nt kick you off your land. The local people helped John Cassidy to do this.

The population of Togher is 56 with 16 houses. Togher lies to the South-east of the Hill.

 By;        Cathal Galvin & Tierna Hannon.