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Barony in Offaly, Ireland
Kilcoursey Cill Chuairsí (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Kilcoursey is shaded orange.Baronies of County Offaly. Kilcoursey is shaded orange.
Sovereign stateIreland
CountyOffaly
Area
 • Total78 km (30.12 sq mi)

Kilcoursey (Irish: Cill Chuairsí) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), 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

  1. Logainm.ie
  2. Ireland's History in Maps: The Baronies of Ireland
Places in County Offaly
County town: Tullamore
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