Ballyboy (barony)

For other uses, see Ballyboy (disambiguation).

Ballyboy Baile Átha Buí (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballyboy is shaded pale green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Offaly
Area
• Total	131.11 km² (50.62 sq mi)

Ballyboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Ballyboy barony derives its name from the village of Ballyboy (Irish Baile Átha Buí, "settlement of the yellow ford").^[1]

Location

Ballyboy barony is located in central County Offaly. The Silver River flows through it.

History

Ó Maolmhuaidh (O'Molloy) of the Southern Uí Néill were lords of Fir Cell, a territory here (and in Ballycowen) within the ancient province of Mide (Meath). The baronies of Ballycowen, Ballyboy and Eglish were part of the country of the O'Molloys. ^[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballyboy barony:

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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