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Features: Irish Counties & Surnames - County Offaly

Ruins of the Norman castle at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland by Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela
Ruins of the Norman castle at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, © 2007, Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela
COUNTY OFFALY

Irish Name: Uíbh Fhailí
Nickname: The Faithful County
Motto: Esto Fidelis (Be Faithful)
County Town: Tullamore
Province: Leinster
Region: Midlands

Tartan: The County Offaly tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in black, bright royal blue, and green, with yellow and pink accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

  • County Offaly Tartan

County Offaly Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Carroll, Daly, Dempsey, Dunne, Egan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, Maher, Molloy, Mooney, Murray, Walsh

(Irish Emigrants):
Carroll, Dempsey, Dunne, Egan, Flanagan, Kelly, Malloy, McCormick

Next page: County Roscommon

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Photo credits: (Header) County Offaly tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Ruins of the Norman castle at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, 2007, Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.
Related Resources

Location map of County Offaly
Location of County Offaly
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