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 Ireland  County Offaly County Offaly, in Ireland was formerly known as King’s County. It is located in the Irish Midlands in the province of Leinster and consists of 771 square miles with its greatest length being 52 miles from the River Ollatrim near Moneygall to the boundary near Edenderry.

Anciently, it was part of the Kingdom of Ui Failghe from which it gets its present name. The British began occupation in the thirteen century, but did not gain control until the sixteen century when it was named King’s County in 1547 in honour of King Philip II of Spain. Its name was changed to Offaly in 1920 and it became part of the Republic of Ireland on its formation in 1921.

In 1821, the population was 131,088. It increased to 146,857 in 1841, but then began to decrease to 52,592 in 1926. In 2006, the population was 70,868. In 1871, 88.8% of the population were Roman Catholic with 9.9% of the Church of Ireland, 0.4% Presbyterians and 0.5% Methodists. In 1926, 92.6% were Roman Catholic with 6.5% Church of Ireland.

Contents 1 General County Research Information 2 Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information 3 Maps 4 Occupations 5 Probates 6   Web Sites

General County Research Information

Further information about County Offaly is available at the GenUKI site.

Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information

A map of the Civil Parishes of County Offaly is available at Irish Times site.

A map of the Catholic Parishes of County Offaly is available at the Irish Times site. 

Civil Parish - Church of Ireland	Barony	Poor Law Union	Catholic Parish[1]	Catholic Diocese[1]
Aghancon	Ballybritt	Roscrea	Seirkieran	Ossory
Ardnurcher or Horseleap	Kilcoursey	Tullamore	Clara	Meath
Ballyboy	Ballyboy	Parsonstown	Ballyboy and Killoughy	Meath
Ballyburly	Lower Philipstown	Edenderry	Rhode	Kildare
Ballyburly	Warrenstown	Edenderry
Ballycommon	Lower Philipstown	Tullamore	part Daingean; part Tullamore	Kildare
Ballykean	Geashill	Tullamore	Killeigh	Kildare
Ballykean	Upper Philipstown	Mountmellick
Ballykean	Upper Philipstown	Tullamore
Ballymacwilliam	Warrenstown	Edenderry	Edenderry; part Rhode	Kildare
Ballynakill	Coolestown	Edenderry	Edenderry; Daingean	Kildare
Birr	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Birr and Loughkeen	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Borrisnafarney	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Couraganeen	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Castlejordan	Coolestown	Edenderry	Ballinabrackey; Rhode	Meath
Castlejordan	Warrenstown	Edenderry
Castletownely	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Dunkerrin	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Clonmacnoise	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Clonmacnoise	Meath
Clonsast	Coolestown	Edenderry	Clonbulloge	Kildare
Clonyhurk	Upper Philipstown	Mountmellick	Portarlington	Kildare
Corbally	Ballybritt	Roscrea	Roscrea	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Corbally	Clonlisk	Roscrea
Croghan	Lower Philipstown	Edenderry	Rhode	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Cullenwaine	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Dunkerrin	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Drumcullen	Eglish	Parsonstown	Eglish and Drumcullen	Meath
Dunkerrin	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Dunkerrin	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Durrow	Ballycowan	Tullamore	Tullamore	Meath
Eglish	Eglish	Parsonstown	Eglish and Drumcullen	Meath
Ettagh	Ballybritt	Roscrea	Kilcolman	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Ettagh	Clonlisk	Roscrea
Finglas	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Dunkerrin	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Gallen	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Cloghan and Banagher	Meath
Geashill	Geashill	Tullamore	Killeigh	Kildare
Geashill	Upper Philipstown	Edenderry
Geashill	Upper Philipstown	Mountmellick
Geashill	Upper Philipstown	Tullamore
Kilbride	Ballycowan	Tullamore	Clara; Tullamore	Meath
Kilbride	Kilcoursey	Tullamore
Kilclonfert	Lower Philipstown	Tullamore	Daingean	Kildare
Kilcolman	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Kilcolman	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Kilcolman	Clonlisk	Parsonstown
Kilcolmin	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Shinrone and Ballingarry	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Kilcumreragh	Kilcoursey	Tullamore	Tobber	Meath
Killaderry	Lower Philipstown	Tullamore	Daingean	Kildare
Killoughy	Ballyboy	Tullamore	Kilcormac	Meath
Kilmanaghan	Kilcoursey	Tullamore	Tobber	Meath
Kilmurryely	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Shinrone and Ballingarry	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Kinnitty	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Kinnitty	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Lemanaghan	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Balnahowen and Lemanagham	Meath
Lemanaghan	Garrycastle	Tullamore
Letterluna	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Kinnitty	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Lusmagh	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Lusmagh	Meath
Lynally	Ballycowan	Tullamore	Killina	Meath
Monasteroris	Coolestown	Edenderry	Edenderry	Kildare
Rahan	Ballycowan	Tullamore	Rahan or Killina	Meath
Reynagh	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Cloghan and Banagher	Meath
Roscomroe	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Kinnitty	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Roscomroe	Ballybritt	Roscrea
Roscrea	Ballybritt	Roscrea	Roscrea and Kyle	Killaloe
Roscrea	Clonlisk	Roscrea
Seirkieran	Ballybritt	Parsonstown	Seirkieran	Ossory
Seirkieran	Ballybritt	Roscrea
Shinrone	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Shinrone and Ballingarry	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Templeharry	Clonlisk	Roscrea	Dunkerrin	Killaloe and Kilfenora
Tisaran	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Ferbane or Wherrry	Meath
Wheery or Killagally	Garrycastle	Parsonstown	Ferbane or Wherry	Meath

Maps

• 1885 County Map: Courtesy of London Ancestor | Note that during this time period it was known as King's County

Occupations

Game Licences for Co. Offaly and Co. Galway in 1821.  List of Game Licences for each applicant of Co. Offaly and Co. Galway published in the Limerick Crhronicle.  Each entry gives name, and their residential address. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XVII no. 1. 1985 pages 23-25. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i

Probates

Abstracts of Wills.  Article  has a collection of Will Abstracts, gathered from many sources including Owine Dempsie, of Cloinguaine, King's County 24 Feb. 1637.  Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol.II, no. 2 1970 page 117-127, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i

Goodbody, Olive C. Quaker Inventories. Deaths and inventories of some Quakers in Co. Kildare, Dublin and Offaly including Robert Fayle, a farmer at Killone (Killowen) in the parish of Castlejordan in the northern part of Offaly, whose Will was proved in Prerogative Court in 1758. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.III. no.1.1971 pages 52-62, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i

Abstract of Wills.  Article lists heirs of John Baldwin of Coroghlanty, Kings Co. dies 1699. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vo.V. no.1.1973 pages 53-61. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6.

  Web Sites

To view a list of Offaly web sites, visit FHLFavorites.info for some great sites.

• Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Kings ( Offaly)

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ryan, James G. Irish Records: sources for family and local history. USA: Ancestry.com, 1997. FHL 941.5 D23r

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