Offaly

American  

[aw-fuh-lee, of-uh-] / ˈɔ fə li, ˈɒf ə- /

noun

1. a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 760 sq. mi. (1,970 sq. km). Tullamore.

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Offaly British  

/ ˈɒfəlɪ /

noun

1. an inland county of E central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly an ancient kingdom, which also included parts of Tipperary, Leix, and Kildare. County town: Tullamore. Pop: 63 663 (2002). Area: 2000 sq km (770 sq miles)

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Offaly

At Ireland's annual National Ploughing Championships in County Offaly, Mary Garvey, a 47-year-old farmer from Roscommon, told AFP: "It has to be economically sustainable to farm environmentally."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

The latest search, in County Laois, is just across the county border from where another search concluded in County Offaly on Tuesday.

From BBC ● May 28, 2025

Jozef Puska, 33, from Lynally Grove in Mucklagh, County Offaly, was found guilty at a court in Dublin last week.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023

And four decades after that, Barack Obama retraced the steps of a great-great-great-grandfather from Moneygall, in County Offaly, joking that the Obamas had come “to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023

Offaly was named the King's county, and the fortress of Daingèan, Philipstown, in compliment to her Spanish consort.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack

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