George Crolly was born in Lough Faughan, Ballyrolly, Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland, on 11 February 1813.
[1] He entered Maynooth College in August 1829 to study for the priesthood.
Dr Crolly was appointed Professor of Theology at Maynooth in 1843.
[2] In 1839 he assisted Charles Gavan Duffy and other Catholics in Belfast to establish The Vindicator newspaper to which he contributed, the paper supported the Daniel O'Connell and catholic emancipation.
[citation needed] Crolly died on 24 January 1878 and is buried in Maynooth College graveyard.