Crinkill (Irish: Críonchoill), sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, close to Birr.
However, the barracks was abandoned by the British army around the time of Irish independence, and was burnt down in July 1922 as a result of the civil war that followed.
[7] Kevin Breen, a member of the East Tennessee State University cross country team known as the Irish Brigade, is a native of Crinkle.
[citation needed] Breen was member of the ETSU team that placed second in the 1972 NCAA Division One cross country championships in Houston, Texas.
He competed for Tullamore Harriers and has won Irish National Track championships medals.