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Offaly (ŏf`əlē), county (1991 pop. 58,494), 771 sq mi (1,997 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tullamore Tullamore , town (1991 pop. 9,430), seat of Co. Offaly, central Republic of Ireland. It is a marketing and processing center for a fertile farm area. The Book of Durrow, a copy of the Gospels, was written c.700 at nearby Durrow Abbey (founded 553 by St.
..... Click the link for more information. . A part of the central plain of Ireland, the county is mostly flat with some sections covered by the Bog of Allen. The Slieve Bloom Mts. are on the southeastern border. The Shannon Shannon, principal river of the Republic of Ireland and longest (c.240 mi/390 km) in the British Isles. It rises near Cuilcagh Mt., NW Co. Cavan, and flows S through the Central Plain into Co. Limerick, where it turns west in a broad estuary (c.
..... Click the link for more information. , the chief river, forms much of the western border. Other rivers are the Brosna and Blackwater. Agriculture is the chief occupation; cattle, pigs, and poultry are bred in considerable quantity. Grains and potatoes are grown. Among the light industries is distilling. With adjacent areas, the region formed the kingdom of Offaly in ancient Ireland. It was known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State. At Clonmacnoise Clonmacnoise , village, Co. Offaly, central Republic of Ireland, on the Shannon River. The monastery founded (548) on the site by St. Kieran became the most famous in Ireland.
..... Click the link for more information. are the ruins of one of the principal religious centers of early Ireland.

Offaly

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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Byline: PAT NOLAN JOE DOOLEY is awaiting a review to be carried out before being getting the green light to continue as Offaly senior hurling manager for a third season.

DOOLEY SET TO STAY ON by The Mirror (London, England)

Byline: PAT NOLAN THE relatively short rivalry between Offaly and Cork resumes this evening at the opposite end of the Championship from which it started 25 years ago.

McGRATH: TOO CLOSE TO CALL; HURLING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR QUALIFIERS by The Mirror (London, England)

Back then Offaly were between winning All-Irelands and Oakley was in and out the team, though he does have a winners medal from 1998 as a sub.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE; HURLING WEXFORD v OFFALY by The Mirror (London, England)