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Ballycowan (barony)

Coordinates: 53°17′17″N 7°34′01″W / 53.2881°N 7.5670°W / 53.2881; -7.5670
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Ballycowan
Baile Mhic Comhainn (Irish)
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballycowan is shaded blue.
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballycowan is shaded blue.
Coordinates: 53°17′17″N 7°34′01″W / 53.2881°N 7.5670°W / 53.2881; -7.5670
Sovereign stateIreland
CountyOffaly
Area
 • Total156.25 km2 (60.3 sq mi)

Ballycowan or Ballycowen (Irish: Baile Mhic Comhainn) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Ireland.

Etymology

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Ballycowan derives its name from Ballycowan Castle (near Tullamore) and the townland of Ballycowan (Irish Baile Mhic Comhainn, "settlement of Mac Comhainn").[1]

Location

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Ballycowan is located in north County Offaly, around the valleys of the Clodiagh River and Silver River.

History

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Ballycowan was part of the territory of the Ó Maolmhuaidh (O'Molloy) sept of the Southern Uí Néill. The Uí Shuanaig (Fox?) sept is cited here near Rathan.[2]

List of settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Ballycowan:

References

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