Ballycowan Baile Mhic Comhainn (Irish) | |
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 Baronies of County Offaly. Ballycowan is shaded blue. | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′17″N7°34′01″W / 53.2881°N 7.5670°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Offaly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.25 km2 (60.3 sq mi) |
Ballycowan or Ballycowen (Irish : Baile Mhic Comhainn) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Ireland.
Ballycowan derives its name from Ballycowan Castle (near Tullamore) and the townland of Ballycowan (Irish Baile Mhic Comhainn, "settlement of Mac Comhainn"). [1]
Ballycowan is located in north County Offaly, around the valleys of the Clodiagh River and Silver River.
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]
Below is a list of settlements in Ballycowan:
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