Sovereign state Republic of Ireland Area 78 km² | County Offaly Province Leinster | |
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Kilcoursey (Irish: Cill Chuairsí) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.
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Map of Kilcoursey, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Etymology
The name Kilcoursey is from Kilcoursey Castle (also called Lehinch Castle; near Clara), which is named for Kilcoursey townland (Irish Cill Chuairsí, "Cuairseach's church").
Location
Kilcoursey barony is located in north County Offaly, south of the Gageborough River.
History
The Ó Sionnaigh (later Fox) O'Catharniagh (O'Carney) clan were chiefs in Kilcoursey, referred to as Muinter Tadgain, which also included Clonlonan barony in Westmeath. Ó Cearnaigh (Kearney), princes of Tethbae (Westmeath), are of this branch. The Mac Amhlaigh (MacAuley) sept are also cited as holding a portion of this barony.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Kilcoursey barony:
References
Kilcoursey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA