Infobox settlement name CountyOffaly other name Pad top italic Contae U bh Fhail image shield Offaly ... County Council County Council website URL www.offaly.ie CountyOffaly lang ga Contae U bh Fhail is a Counties ... until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. OffalyCounty Council is the Local government ... Ballinagar Ballyboy Banagher Birr Cadamstown Clara Cloghan, CountyOffaly Cloghan Clonygowan Clonbullogue Clonmacnoise Coolderry Crinkill Croghan village , CountyOffaly Croghan Daingean Edenderry Ferbane ..., County Laois Portarlington Rahan, CountyOffaly Rahan Rhode, CountyOffaly Rhode Shannonbridge Shannon ... largest in Ireland. Offaly borders seven counties, the second most of any county after County Tipperary Tipperary , which borders eight. Offaly is bordered by County Galway Galway , County Roscommon ... on the border with County Laois Laois . Offaly has the List of Irish counties by highest point ..., c.2 1556 ref After the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 the name was changed to CountyOffaly. Local government and politics OffalyCounty Council based in the county hall in Tullamore is responsible ... Election parts of the south of CountyOffaly form part of the North Tipperary constituency. Demographics ... Offaly is the highest for the county since 1881. ref name DC cite web title Demographic context work OffalyCounty Council Development Plan 2009 2015 url http www.offaly.ie NR rdonlyres A4AD027E 87E4 ... center. Kinnitty Castle Slieve Bloom Mountains with panoramic views of Counties Offaly and County ... Gaelic games are popular in the county. Offaly GAA consists of some 44 clubs playing Gaelic football ... been the main driving force of the economy in the county. Offaly has extensive bogland, particularly ... but closed in 2001. Rhode, CountyOffaly Rhode power station closed down soon afterwards ... The former Taoiseach , Brian Cowen , was born in Clara, CountyOffaly on 10 January 1960. He now ... KBE was born in CountyOffaly, and raised in County Cork . The world famous scientist John Joly was born ... more details
unreferenced date October 2007 File Doon, CountyOffaly geograph.ie 1827166.jpg thumb 320px Doon Crossroads Doon Irish place name An Cloch n is a hamlet in CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland , located at the intersection of the N62 road N62 National secondary road and the R444 road R444 regional road . See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns and villages in Ireland coord 53 20 00 N 7 48 00 W region IE type city display title Coordinates should be checked References reflist Category Towns and villages in CountyOffalyOffaly geo stub ru ... more details
village in CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . Durrow is located on the N52 road Ireland N52 off the N6 road Ireland N6 roads in Ireland road between Kilbeggan in County Westmeath and Tullamore in CountyOffaly .Famous for being the Ancestral home of the Champion ploughman Luke Bracken. 1936 Jnr All Ireland Ploughing Championship and Dean McDermott, Offaly Bord na Scol runner up, 2000 Durrow ... , pp 115 20, Stories from a Sacred Landscape , OffalyCounty Council, Offaly ref Local hero Dean McDermott ... of Durrow List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland CountyOffaly List of abbeys and priories in Ireland CountyOffaly List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns ... World Heritage Sites in Ireland Category Towns and villages in CountyOffalyOffaly geo stub ... by Saint Colmcille. Many mistakenly assign County Laois as the location of this particular monastic settlement due to the presence of a larger town in Laois called Durrow, County Laois Durrow . Monastery ... more details
Infobox settlement name Croghan other name pad top italic Cruach n settlement type Town image skyline image caption pushpin map Ireland pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Ireland coordinates display inline,title coordinates region IE subdivision type Country subdivision name Republic of Ireland Ireland subdivision type1 Provinces of Ireland Province subdivision name1 Leinster subdivision type3 Counties of Ireland County subdivision name3 County Offaly Offaly established title established date unit pref Metric area footnotes area total km2 population as of 2006 population footnotes population total population urban 457 population density km2 auto timezone1 West European Time WET utc offset1 0 timezone1 DST Irish Standard Time IST Western European Summer Time WEST utc offset1 DST 1 latd 53.346 longd 7.293 coordinates format dms coordinates type dim 100000 region IE elevation footnotes elevation m 110 blank name Irish grid reference system Irish Grid Reference blank info iem4ibx N470331 website footnotes File CroghanOffaly.JPG thumb left Croghan village from Croghan Hill Croghan Irish place name Cruach n is a village in County Offaly in Republic of Ireland Ireland . It is situated near Croghan Hill , on an island of high ground surrounded by an expanse of Bog Raised bog raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen . See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns and villages in Ireland References http www.cso.ie census documents 2006 prelim table04.pdf 457 Category Towns and villages in County Offaly County Offaly Offaly geo stub ru ... more details
Infobox settlement name Brosna other name pad top italic An Bhrosnach settlement type Town image skyline image caption pushpin map Ireland pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Ireland coordinates display inline,title coordinates region IE subdivision type Country subdivision name Republic of Ireland Ireland subdivision type1 Provinces of Ireland Province subdivision name1 Leinster subdivision type3 Counties of Ireland County subdivision name3 County Offaly Offaly established title established date unit pref Metric area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 auto timezone1 West European Time WET utc offset1 0 timezone1 DST Irish Standard Time IST Western European Summer Time WEST utc offset1 DST 1 latd 52 latm 59 latNS N longd 7 longm 55 longEW W coordinates type dim 100000 region IE elevation footnotes elevation m blank name Irish grid reference system Irish Grid Reference blank info iem4ibx ?????? website footnotes Image BrosnaOffaly3759.jpg thumb left 280px Brosna, County Offaly Image SeatInBrosna3760c.jpg thumb 268px Brosna irish place name An Bhrosnach is a hamlet in County Offaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . It lies in the valley of the Little Brosna River less than one kilometer off the N62 road N62 national secondary road . The main street is lined by derelict and empty terraced houses. See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns and villages in Ireland Category Towns and villages in County Offaly Offaly geo stub ru ... more details
Infobox settlement name Blue Ball other name pad top italic an Phail s settlement type Town image skyline IMG BlueBall5789.jpg image caption The Blue Ball pub at Blue Ball pushpin map Ireland pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Ireland coordinates display inline,title coordinates region IE subdivision type Country subdivision name Republic of Ireland Ireland subdivision type1 Provinces of Ireland Province subdivision name1 Leinster subdivision type3 Counties of Ireland County subdivision name3 County Offaly Offaly established title established date unit pref Metric area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 auto timezone1 West European Time WET utc offset1 0 timezone1 DST Irish Standard Time IST Western European Summer Time WEST utc offset1 DST 1 latd 53 latm 13 latNS N longd 7 longm 37 longEW W coordinates type dim 100000 region IE elevation footnotes elevation m blank name Irish grid reference system Irish Grid Reference blank info iem4ibx ?????? website footnotes Blue Ball , historically known as Pallis Irish place name an Phail s , is a hamlet in County Offaly , lying southwest of Tullamore at the junction of the N52 road N52 and the R357 road R357 . Image IMG TheBlueBall5791w.jpg thumb 250px The sign of the Blue Ball See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns and villages in Ireland Category Towns and villages in County Offaly Offaly geo stub ru ... more details
Infobox settlement name Rhode other name pad top italic R d settlement type Town image skyline IMG Rhode884c.jpg image caption Rhode, approaching from the North on the R400 pushpin map Ireland pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Ireland coordinates display inline,title coordinates region IE subdivision type Country subdivision name Republic of Ireland Ireland subdivision type1 Provinces of Ireland Province subdivision name1 Leinster subdivision type3 Counties of Ireland County subdivision name3 County Offaly established title established date unit pref Metric area footnotes area total km2 population as of 2006 population footnotes population total population urban 778 population density km2 auto timezone1 West European Time WET utc offset1 0 timezone1 DST Irish Standard Time IST Western European Summer Time WEST utc offset1 DST 1 latd 53.21 longd 7.12 coordinates format dms coordinates type dim 100000 region IE elevation footnotes elevation m 102 blank name Irish grid reference system Irish Grid Reference blank info iem4ibx N533335 website footnotes Rhode historically spelt Road , from Irish place name R d ref http www.logainm.ie 135335.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland see archival records ref is a village in County Offaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . It is situated on the R400 road R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry , the nearest town, located 12 km east of Rhode. The village is on an island of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen . The modern village of Rhode developed around a peat burning power plant operated by the Electricity Supply Board which was supplied with mill grinding milled peat by Bord na M na . The plant was shut down in 2003 and its cooling towers were demolished on March 16, 2004, removing a highly visible landmark. . References Reflist County Offaly Category Towns and villages in County Offaly ga R d ru ... more details
in Ireland References reflist Category Towns and villages in CountyOffalyOffaly geo stub ... at the local sports field. The club was founded in 1961 and has since won 16 Offaly Senior Hurling ... more details
Infobox legislature background color 333366 text color white name OffalyCounty Council native name Comhairle Chontae U bh Fhail transcription name legislature coa pic Offaly crest.svg coa res 120px motto Esto Fidelis spaces 2 small Latin small br Be Faithful house type County council leader1 type Cathaoirleach leader1 Danny Owens party1 Fianna F il FF election1 members 21 political groups1 color box Fianna F il meta color Fianna F il 9 br color box Fine Gael meta color Fine Gael 6 br color box Independent meta color Independent politician Independent s 6 last election1 Irish local elections, 2009 5 June 2009 session room session res meeting place ras an Chontae, Tullamore website URL http www.offaly.ie footnotes File Offaly in Ireland.svg thumb 235px The area governed by the council OffalyCounty Council lang ga Comhairle Chontae U bh Fhail is the authority responsible for Local government in the Republic of Ireland local government in CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . As a county council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . The council is responsible for House housing and community, roads and transport ation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture , and natural environment environment . The council has 21 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote . The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach Chairperson . The county administration is headed by a Council Manager Ireland County manager , currently Pat Gallagher Labour politician Pat Gallagher . The County town county seat is ras an Chontae in Tullamore . Councillors For the purpose of local elections the Counties of Ireland county is divided into four local electoral area s Birr 4 , Edenderry 6 , Ferbane 4 and Tullamore ... ElectionsIreland.org title 2009 Local elections OffalyCounty Council accessdate 11 August 2011 ref ... Category Politics of CountyOffaly Category County councils in the Republic of Ireland ... more details
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Portal Ireland List of townlands of CountyOffaly This is a sortable table of the approximately 1,194 townlands in CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . ref http www.seanruad.com The IreAtlas townland database . Retrieved 2010 09 10. ref ref http www.logainm.ie Irish Placenames Database . Retrieved 2010 09 10. ref 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. Townland list class wikitable sortable style border 1px Townland Acres Baronies of Ireland Barony Civil Parish Poor Law Union Ireland Poor Law Union Acantha align right nts 183 Ballycowan Durrow Tullamore Adruel align right nts 120 Clonlisk Kilcomin Roscrea Agall align right nts 72 Ballycowan Lynally Tullamore Agall align right nts 198 Ballycowan Rahan Tullamore Aghaboy align right nts 123 Garrycastle Wheery or Killagally Parsonstown Aghadonagh align right nts 211 Ballycowan Rahan Tullamore Aghadouglas align right nts 231 Clonlisk Ettagh Roscrea Aghafin align right nts 212 Garrycastle Lemanaghan Parsonstown Aghagoogy align right nts 451 Eglish Eglish Parsonstown Aghagurty align right nts 380 Ballybritt Seirkieran Parsonstown Aghalusky align right nts 217 Ballycowan Rahan Tullamore Aghameelick align right nts 397 Coolestown Clonsast Edenderry Aghamore align right nts 113 Lower Philipstown Croghan Edenderry Aghamore align right nts 130 Kilcoursey Kilbride Tullamore Aghancarnan align right nts 185 Ballycowan Durrow Tullamore Aghancon align right nts 298 Ballybritt Aghancon Roscrea Aghanrush align right nts 260 Geashill Geashill Tullamore Aghanvilla align right nts 72 Upper Philipstown Ballykean Mountmellick Aghanvilla align right nts 257 Upper Philipstown Geashill Mountmellick Aghnagross align right nts 107 Clonlisk Dunkerrin Roscrea Aghnananagh align right nts 400 Ballycowan Kilbride Tullamore Aghody align right nts 207 Ballybritt Aghancon Roscrea ... more details
Bridge image townland Cadamstown countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 617 name Cannakill description Deserted Medieval Village image townland Cannakill countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 510 name Kinnitty Cross description High cross & medieval wall image townland Kinnitty countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 497 name Seirkieran description Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site image townland Churchland, CountyOffaly Churchland and Clonmore, CountyOffaly Clonmore countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 336 name Clonfinlough Rock Art description Rock Art image townland Clonfinlough countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 532 name Clonin description Earthworks image townland Clonin countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 250,601 name Clonmacnoise description ... countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 678,313 name Durrow Abbey description Cross, Church, graveslabs & motte image townland Durrow, CountyOffaly Durrow countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 504 name Gallen Abbey description Church & Slabs image townland Gallen countyOffaly lat lon NMI list item number 82 name Rahan Churches description Churches image townland Rahan, CountyOffaly Rahan countyOffaly lat lon onlyinclude Sources http www.archaeology.ie en NationalMonuments SearchByCounty FileDownload,312,en.pdf National Monuments in CountyOffaly National Monuments of Ireland Category National Monuments in CountyOffaly Category Archaeological sites in CountyOffaly Category Lists of National Monuments of Ireland Offaly ...GeoGroupTemplate The Irish state has officially approved the following List of National Monuments in CountyOffaly . In the Republic of Ireland , a structure or site may be deemed to be a National Monument Ireland National Monument , and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected ... more details
The Offaly Express is a regional newspaper s in Republic of Ireland Ireland that serves CountyCountyOffalyOffaly . The paper was part of the Leinster Leader Group, which was sold to Johnston Press in late 2005 and are now operated by Johnston Press Ireland . The offices of the Offaly Express are based in Tullamore . The paper has a website, http www.offalyexpress.ie where all the latest news and sport from the Faithful County can be viewed. It contains the usual news and sport sections along with a variety of other sections on topics such as business and the arts in Offaly. The current News Editor of the Offaly Express is Alan Walsh. The paper is published on a weekly basis every Wednesday and accepts submissions via e mail including articles and pictures relevant to the county. E mail addresses are available on the website. Irish Newspapers owned by Johnston Press Category Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Category Media in CountyOffaly Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
Infobox Hiking trail Name Offaly Way Photo Caption Location CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland Designation National Waymarked Trail ref name Trails cite web url http www.irishtrails.ie trail Offaly Way 27 title Offaly Way work IrishTrails publisher Irish Sports Council accessdate 5 August 2011 ref Length convert 37 km mi 0 abbr on ref name Trails Start End Points Cadamstown , Lemanaghan Use Hiking ElevGainAndLoss HighPoint convert 140 m ft 0 ref cite web url http www.discoverloughderg.ie LandActivities Walking OffalyWay title The Offaly Way work Discover Lough Derg accessdate 5 August 2011 ref LowPoint Difficulty Easy ref name Trails Season Any Sights Hazards Surface ROW Website The Offaly Way Irish place name Sl U bh Fhail no translate yes ref name History cite web url http www.offalyhistory.com articles 11 1 Activities in Offaly Page1.html title Activities in Offaly date 9 January 2007 work Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society accessdate 5 August 2011 ref is a long distance trail in CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland . It is convert 37 km mi 0 abbr off long and begins in Cadamstown and ends at Lemanaghan, on the R436 road between the towns of Clara and Ferbane . It is typically completed in two days. ref name Trails It is designated as a Long distance trails ... Sports Council and is managed by OffalyCounty Council , Bord na Mona and the Offaly Integrated Development ... Walking Walking Routes The Ways.html title Walking Routes The Ways work OffalyCounty Council accessdate ... Offaly Way 27 Offaly Way at http www.irishtrails.ie IrishTrails.ie http www.shannonregiontrails.ie FindaTrail Walking WaymarkedWays TrailName,5795,en.html Offaly Way at http www.shannonregiontrails.ie Shannon Region Trails IrishTrails coord missing CountyOffaly Category Geography of CountyOffaly Category Visitor attractions in CountyOffaly Category Long distance trails in the Republic of Ireland .... ref name History A review of the National Waymarked Ways found low usage of the Offaly Way and recommended ... more details
CountyOffaly . ref http www.jstor.org pss 25514342 Note on earlier barony and Offelan by Goddard ... List of Kings of U Failghe O Conor Faly , who was based in neighbouring CountyOffaly . ref http ...There have been two creations of the title Baron Offaly , both in the Peerage of Ireland . Two earlier medieval creations as Baron of Offaly existed for an earlier FitzGerald, who owned land in County Kildare , ref name complete peerage1 offaly cite book editor last Cokayne editor first George Edward editor link George Cokayne year 1895 title Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant N to R volume 6 edition 1st page 113 location London publisher George Bell & Sons url http contentdm.lib.byu.edu u? FH18,32606 accessdate 27 December ... was for Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly Lettice Digby on 29 July 1620. She was the daughter ... of Baroness Offaly s death in 1658, was George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare . The 20th ... Barons of Offaly Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly c. 1152 c. 1203 ref http www.thepeerage.com p15487.htm i154864 thepeerage.com ref Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly 1190 1257 Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly 1238 1286 O Conor Faly Barons of Offaly Brian O Conor Faly 1525 1556 In Irish, Brian mac Cathaoir O Conchobhair Failghe attainted in 1550 Barons Offaly, first creation 1554 1599 Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, 1st Baron Offaly ... Offaly 1562 1597 William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare, 3rd Baron Offaly d. 1599 Barons Offaly, second creation 1620 present Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly c.1578 1658 George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, 2nd Baron Offaly 1612 1660 for further Barons Offaly, see Duke of Leinster See also FitzGerald dynasty References references Category Baronies Offaly, Baron Category FitzGerald dynasty Baron ... more details
The Offaly Independent is a newspaper that covers Tullamore , Ireland and the surrounding area. It is published by Celtic News Celtic Media Group. ref http www.offalyindependent.ie aboutus ref The newspaper temporarily changed its name to the Obama Independent for its June 20, 2011, edition to commemorate U.S. President Barack Obama s visit to Moneygall Ireland. The issue was intended to be a special souvenir edition of the president s visit to CountyOffaly . It was the first time the newspaper had changed the name on its masthead in 119 years. ref http www.irishcentral.com news Local Irish newspaper changes its name to the Obama Independent 122305829.html Hayes, Cathy. 2011, June 20 . Local Irish newspaper changes its name to the Obama Independent . Irish Central ref References references Category Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Category Media in CountyOffaly Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
socks 4fa36f The OffalyCounty Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA lang ga Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste U bh Fhail or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 GAA countycounty boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in CountyOffaly . Separate GAA countycounty boards are also responsible for the Offaly inter county teams Hurling After a scheme developed by the Gaelic Athletic Association in the 1970s to encourage the playing of hurling in non traditional counties, Offaly was one of the first teams to benefit from such a scheme. As a result the county won six Leinster .... The county has since gone on to win three other All Irelands. Perhaps Offaly s most famous win ... by Clare born Mary O Brien in 1973, and a county board re formed in 1979. Offaly won their first ... in CountyOffaly Category Gaelic games governing bodies in Leinster fr Offaly GAA ga CLG Chontae U bh ...For more details of Offaly GAA see Offaly Senior Football Championship or Offaly Senior Hurling Championship . Infobox GAA countycounty gaa Offaly GAA crest Image Offalynewcrest.jpg 125px irish U bh Fhail province Leinster nickname The Faithful Countycounty colours White, green and gold grounds O Connor Park , Tullamore br St. Brendan s Park , Birr dominant sport Dual County nfl div Division 3 nhl ... GAA Limerick looked set to win their first All Ireland title since 1973 until Offaly staged ... Championship s 7 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1953 Offaly Hurling Squad Manager Ollie Baker ... end small Squad as per Offaly vs Antrim Leinster Quarter Final 2010 ref cite web url http offaly.gaa.ie plugins newsdisplay.cgi?rm viewListing&plugin data id 78378&site id 177 title Offaly Hurling Team To Play Antrim date 2010 05 26 accessdate 2010 06 06 publisher Offaly GAA Dead link date October ... in Offaly. Perhaps the most famous moment in Gaelic football history came in the 1982 All Ireland Final when Offaly played Kerry GAA Kerry . The match was a repeat of the previous year s, however, not only ... more details
date Birth date and age 1955 7 27 df yes birth place Kinnitty , CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland Pat Delaney born 27 July 1954 in Kinnitty , CountyOffaly , Republic of Ireland Ireland is a retired ... with his local club Kinnitty GAA Kinnitty and with the Offaly GAA Offaly senior inter county team ... handpassed the winning goal for Offaly. It was the county s first All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ... from CountyOffaly ... P draig D l inne fullname Pat Delaney occupation Dept. of Agriculture officer feet 6 inches 1 countyOffaly province Leinster club Kinnitty GAA Kinnitty clposition Half back clubs clyears 1970s 1990s clapps points clcounty 5 clprovince clallireland counties Offaly GAA Offaly icposition Centre back ... Kinnitty club and enjoyed much success. He captured his first senior Offaly Senior Hurling Championship county title in 1978. The 1980s saw Kinnitty become one of the strongest club teams in the county. Delaney captured three county titles in a row in 1983, 1984 and 1985. These victories later saw ... on all three occasions. Inter county Delaney first came to prominence on the inter county scene in the 1970s as a member of the Offaly GAA Offaly minor and under 21 hurling teams. He had little success in these grades and little more was expected when he joined the senior grade as Offaly were down the pecking order in terms of hurling in Leinster. All this changed in 1980 as Delaney s Offaly side came from nowhere to defeat All Ireland champions Kilkenny GAA Kilkenny in the Leinster final. It was Offaly ... Park to witness the historic occasion. Offaly s dream season came to an end in the All Ireland semi ... these two bordering counties. The following year Offaly proved that their victory wasn t a fluke as the team ... s side to advance to their first ever All Ireland final. For the second year in a row Offaly faced ... Star award however, he was named as the Texaco Hurler of the Year . Offaly surrendered their Leinster ... more details
The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway is a narrow gauge railway and former tourist attraction in Republic of Ireland Ireland . Primarily built as an industrial line for hauling newly cut peat , this 3 ft or 914 mm gauge railway was operated by Bord na M na and conveys visitors over a 9 km rail journey through Blackwater Bog, near Shannonbridge , CountyOffaly . A small diesel locomotive hauled a single 53 seat passenger coach. The railway was an important tourist attraction in CountyOffaly. The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway has been shut down at the end of 2008 and will not be operating for the foreseeable future. A different tourism concept in the area is in development by Bord na Mona. Somewhat confusingly, the railway was also sometimes known as and described on roadsigns as the Blackwater Railway , the Shannonbridge Bog Railway or the Bog Railway . Given the historic importance of peat as an indigenous Irish fuel, the railway and associated visitor services also aims to show visitors how milled peat is produced and transported to the Electricity Supply Board s West Offaly Power Generation Station. See also Clonmacnoise List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland External links http www.bnm.ie corporate index.jsp?&1nID 93&2nID 97&pID 97&nID 357 Railways of Bord na M na http goireland.about.com od countyoffaly gr bog railway.htm The Bog Railway at About.com http www.offaly.ie offalyhome visitoffaly Attractions Family bog train.htm The Bog Train tour Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland coord missing CountyOffaly Category Narrow gauge railways in Ireland Category Transport in CountyOffaly ... more details
Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord of Offaly died 1204 , was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan . Both took part in the Norman invasion of Ireland 1169 71 . Though the Geraldines had already become a well known family, Gerald is more often called Fitzmaurice than Fitzgerald. Accompanying his father from Wales to Ireland, he and his brother Alexander showed great valour in the battle against Roderick O Conor outside the walls of Dublin in 1171. After his father s death William Fitzaldhelm deprived him and his brothers of their stronghold of Wicklow , though after a time compelled to give them Ferns in exchange. He had already received from Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Strongbow Naas and other districts in what became County Kildare , and had erected Maynooth Castle. In 1199, though receiving John, King of England King John s letters of protection, he was ordered to do right to Maurice Fitzphilip for the lands of Gessil and Lega possibly Geashill maybe Lega is in County Laois , that he had taken from Maurice. On his death Gerald was still in possession of those estates. He is often described as Baron Offaly , the middle cantred of which had been among his father s possessions. He died before 15 January 1204, though generally is said to have died in 1205. He married Catherine, daughter of Hamon of Valognes, Justiciar of Ireland between 1197 and 1199. He left by her two sons. one of whom, his successor, was Maurice Fitzgerald, lord of Offaly. Gerald is described by his cousin, Giraldus Cambrensis , as small in stature, but distinguished for prudence and honesty. He was the patrilineal ancestor of the earls of Kildare . References reflist DNB wstitle Fitzgerald, Gerald d.1204 Use dmy dates date June 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fitzgerald, Gerald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1204 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fitzgerald, Gerald Category 12th century births Category 1204 deaths Category ... more details
Infobox GAA championship main image name Offaly Senior Hurling Championship first 1896 firstwin Killoughy sponsors Aidan Bracken Building Design irish Craobh Sinsear Iom na U bh Fhail current Coolderry GAA Coolderry currentordinal 29 super th most Coolderry GAA Coolderry mostordinal 29 The Offaly Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Offaly Clubs. The winners of the Offaly Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship . Top winners class wikitable style background silver style background silver Team style background silver Winner style background silver Winning Years 1 Coolderry GAA Coolderry 29 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1986, 2004, 2010, 2011 2 Birr GAA Birr 22 1912, 1913, 1915, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1971, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 3 Drumcullen 17 1908, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960 4 St. Rynagh s GAA St. Rynagh s 16 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 5 Tullamore GAA Tullamore 10 ... 1896 Kiloughey Rahan Current Senior Teams The 12 teams that will compete in the 2012 Offaly Senior ... having won the 2011 Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship. Shamrocks, meanwhile, are relegated to Intermediate. References reflist External links http offaly.gaa.ie Official Offaly Website http www.hoganstand.com OffalyOffaly on Hoganstand http www.clubgaa.ie offaly index.htm Offaly Club GAA Category Hurling competitions in Leinster Category Offaly GAA club championships Category Senior hurling county championships ... more details
Infobox GAA championship main image name Offaly Senior Football Championship first 1896 firstwin Tullamore GAA Tullamore sponsors Tullamore Court Hotel irish Craobh Sinsear Peile br U bh Fhail current Edenderry currentordinal 10 super th most Tullamore GAA Tullamore mostordinal 26 The Offaly Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Offaly Clubs. The winners of the Offaly Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All Ireland Senior Club Football Championship . The current Senior Champions are Edenderry who defeated Clara in the 2011 final on a scoreline of 0 09 to 0 08. Top winners class wikitable style background sihttp en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title Carlow Senior Club Football Championship&action editlver style background silver Team style background silver Winner style background silver Winning Years 1996 Idle do to shannonbridge being a shower of girls 1 Tullamore GAA Tullamore 26 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1963, 1973, 1977, 2000, 2002, 2007 2 Rhode GAA Rhode 24 1900, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 3 Walsh Island GAA Walsh Island 12 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 4 Ferbane GAA Ferbane ... Offaly Senior Football Championship were Group A Rhode Tullamore Ferbane Tubber Edenderry Erin ... retain their senior status as the 2011 Intermediate Football Championship in Offaly was won by Rhode. External links http offaly.gaa.ie Official Offaly Website http www.hoganstand.com OffalyOffaly on Hoganstand http www.clubgaa.ie offaly index.htm Offaly Club GAA Category Offaly GAA club championships Category Senior Gaelic football county championships ... more details
Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly 12 January 1974 &ndash 9 May 1997 was the only son of Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster Maurice FitzGerald, Marquess of Kildare now 9th Duke of Leinster . He was killed in a car accident in Ireland . A fund for dyslexia dyslexics the T.O.M. Fund was established in his memory. The Earl of Offaly is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Sutton Courtenay . External links http www.tomfund.org T.O.M. Fund http www.angelfire.com realm gotha gotha leinster.html Ducal House of Leinster Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Offaly, Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of alternative names short description date of birth 12 January 1974 place of birth date of death 9 May 1997 place of death DEFAULTSORT Offaly, Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Category 1974 births Category 1997 deaths Category Courtesy earls Category Heirs apparent who never acceded Category Road accident deaths in the Republic of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Ireland peer stub ... more details
Infobox power station name West Offaly Power Station image IMG WestOffalyPower5777.jpg image caption country Republic of Ireland locale Shannonbridge lat d 53 lat m 16 lat s 22 lat NS N long d 08 long m 02 long s 20 long EW W coordinates type type landmark region IE coordinates display inline,title owner ESB Group Electricity Supply Board status Operational primary fuel Peat conveyance combined cycle generation units installed capacity 150 Megawatt MWe max planned cap average annual gen commissioned July 2004 decommissioned The West Offaly Power Station is a large peat peat fired power station in Shannonbridge , in the Republic of Ireland . The station is capable of generating up to nowrap 150 Megawatt MWe of power, thus ranking as the largest peat fired power station in the country. ref Citation title ESB Power Generation url http www.esb.ie downloads about esb west offaly.pdf format PDF accessdate 2010 05 02 ref ref Citation title Peat power in Ireland url http www.fwc.com publications tech papers files PeatPowerIrishWay.pdf format PDF accessdate 2010 05 02 ref The power station was constructed as a replacement to the ageing nowrap 125 MWe Shannonbridge Power Station. See also List of largest power stations in the world List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland References Reflist powerstation stub Ireland struct stub Category Peat fired power stations in the Republic of Ireland ... more details
Pembrokeshire Category People from CountyOffaly ...Gerald FitzMaurice, jure uxoris 1st Lord of Offaly c. 1150 15 January 1204 was a Cambro Norman nobleman who settled in Ireland , with his father, Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan , founding the notable FitzGerald dynasty who were to play important roles in Irish history. By right of his wife, the heiress Eve de Bermingham , Gerald was granted the barony of Offaly, thus becoming the first Lord . He is the ancestor of the Dukes of Leinster Kildare branch of the dynasty. Family Gerald was born in Wales in about 1150, the second eldest son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan and an unknown second wife. Gerald had one sister, Nesta, who was named after their celebrated grandmother, Nest princess Princess Nest of Wales , and five brothers, including his eldest, William FitzMaurice, 1st Baron of Naas. Career Gerald s father was the leader of the first landing of Normans who arrived in Ireland in 1169 to assist the exiled Irish King of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough regain his kingdom. Both Gerald and his father were at the Siege of Dublin in 1171. ref name complete peerage1 fitzgerald cite book editor last Cokayne editor first George Edward year 1890 title Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant D to F volume ... of Limerick acquiring Croom, County Limerick . ref Charles Mosley, Burke s Peerage and Baronetage ... as her first husband, Eve de Bermingham, Lady of Offaly Eve de Bermingham died June 1223 December 1226 , daughter of Sir Robert de Bermingham. In marriage, he received the barony of Offaly, becoming the first FitzGerald Lord of Offaly. Together Gerald and Eve had one son Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly , Justiciar of Ireland 1194 20 May 1257 , married Juliana N.N., by whom he had four sons ... of Offaly. References Portal Normandy Reflist DEFAULTSORT Offaly, Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Category ... more details
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