Ballybritt

Ballybritt Baile an Bhriotaigh (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballybritt is shaded pink.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Offaly
Area
• Total	211.97 km² (81.84 sq mi)

Ballybritt (Irish: Baile an Bhriotaigh) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Ballybritt derives its name from Ballybritt Castle (near Roscrea) and the townland of Ballybritt (Irish Baile an Bhriotaigh, "settlement of the Welshman").^[1]

Location

Ballybritt is located in south County Offaly, west of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

History

Ballybritt was included in the northern part of the territory of the Éile (Ely), and in early times was a crossroads for the ancient borders of the kingdoms of Mumu, Mide and Laigin.^[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballybritt:

References

Places in County Offaly

County town: Tullamore

Towns	Birr Edenderry Tullamore

Villages and Townlands	Ballinagar Ballyboy Ballycumber Banagher Blue Ball Bracknagh Brosna Cadamstown Capppancur Clara Clareen Cloghan Clonbollogue Clonmacnoise Clonony Clonygowan Coolderry Crinkill Croghan Cushina Daingean Doon Dunkerrin Durrow Ferbane Geashill Horseleap Kilcormac Killeigh Killoughey Kinnitty Moneygall Mountbolus Pollagh Rahan Rath Rhode Roscore Shannonbridge Shannon Harbour Shinrone Walsh Island

Landforms	Arderin Barcam Bog of Allen Boora bog Carroll's Hill Farbreague Clara Bog Croghan Hill Esker Riada Grand Canal Raheenmore Bog River Brosna River Camcor River Shannon Silver River Stillbrook Hill Wolftrap Mountain Yellow River

Topics	Education in County Offaly Geography of County Offaly History of County Offaly List of National Monuments in County Offaly List of townlands of County Offaly Media in County Offaly Mountains and hills of County Offaly Politics of County Offaly Religion in County Offaly Rivers of County Offaly Transport in County Offaly

Counties of Ireland

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