Lower Philipstown

Lower Philipstown An Daingean Íochtarach (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Lower Philipstown is shaded dark green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Offaly
Area
• Total	124.11 km² (47.92 sq mi)

Lower Philipstown (Irish: An Daingean Íochtarach) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

The name Lower Philipstown is derived from Philipstown, the former name of Daingean.^[1]

Location

Lower Philipstown is located in northeast County Offaly and contains Croghan Hill and part of the Bog of Allen.

History

Lower Philipstown was roughly formed from the ancient tuaths; Tuath Rátha Droma and Tuath Cruacháin of the Uí Failge (O'Connor Faly). Ó hAonghusa (O'Hennessy) alongside Ó hUallacháin (O'Houlihan) are cited here as chiefs of Clan Colgan, near Croghan Hill. ^[2] The original Philipstown barony was split into upper and lower by 1807.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Lower Philipstown:

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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