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The county itself was formed following the Tudor plantations of Laois and Offaly in an attempt by the Roman Catholic English Crown under Queen Mary to expand its sphere of influence in Ireland which had declined following the Norman Conquest of Ireland. Both Laois (Leix) and Offaly (Uí Failghe) were petty kingdoms in Gaelic Ireland located ...
Uí Failge, according to O’Donovan. The old territory of Offaly is described by O'Donovan in his Ordnance Survey letters. [2] O'Donovan notes the territory of Ui Failghe, or Ophaley, comprising the baronies of: Geshill, Upper and Lower Philipstown, Warrenstown, and Collestown all in King's County; Ophaley (or Offaley) in County Kildare; Portnahinch and Tinahinch in Queen's County. [2]
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 1,194 townlands in County Offaly, Ireland. [1] [2] Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres column.
Tullamore (/ ˈ t ʊ l ə ˌ m ɔːr /; Irish: Tulach Mhór, meaning 'great mound') is the county town of County Offaly in Ireland.It is on the Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the Midlands Region, with 15,598 inhabitants at the 2022 census.
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Edenderry (/ ˌ iː d ən ˈ d ɛr i /; Irish: Éadan Doire, meaning 'hill-brow of the oak wood' [4]) is a town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is near the borders with Counties Kildare, Meath and Westmeath. The Grand Canal runs along the south of Edenderry, through the Bog of Allen, and there is a short spur to the town centre.
Kinnitty (Irish: Cionn Eitigh) [2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 roads. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
Birr (/ ˈ b ɜːr /; Irish: Biorra, meaning "plain of water") is a town in County Offaly, Ireland.Between 1620 and 1899 it was called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. [7]