Lower Philipstown

Lower Philipstown

*An Daingean Íochtarach* (Irish)
Lower Philipstown An Daingean Íochtarach (Irish)
Barony
	Baronies of County Offaly. Lower Philipstown is shaded dark green.
Sovereign state	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), 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

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[1] Logainm.ie

[2] Ireland's History in Maps: The Baronies of Ireland

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