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County Offaly (/ ˈ ɒ f ə l i /; Irish: Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the ...
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]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Pages in category "Towns and villages in County Offaly"
On the death of the last de facto king, and de jure baron, Brian mac Cathaoir O Conchobhair Failghe, in about 1556, Uí Failghe was split between the modern day counties of King's County (Offaly), Queen's County (Laois) and County Kildare by Mary I of England during the Plantations of Ireland.
Baronies of County Offaly. Upper Philipstown is shaded peach. ... 150.09 km 2 (57.95 sq mi) Upper Philipstown (Irish: An Daingean Uachtarach) is a barony in County ...
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.
Towns and villages in County Offaly (4 C, 44 P) Pages in category "Geography of County Offaly" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Clonlisk (Irish: Cluain Leisc) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Ireland. Etymology