Irish:
Contae Uíbh FhailíLiteral Meaning:
"The Children of Failge" - between 1556 and 1920 Offaly was known as "King's County" in honor of King Phillip II of Spain (husband to "Bloody Mary").Province:
LeinsterIrish Car Registration:
OYCounty Town:
TullamoreOther Important Towns:
Banagher, Birr, Clara, EdenderrySize:
2,000 Kilometers squarePopulation:
70,604 (2006)Places of Interest:
Cloghan Castle, Clonmacnoise, Durrow Monastic Site, Gallen Monastic Site, Birr Castle, Bog Railway (Clonmacnoise & West Offaly Railway, Blackwater Bog)
