County Offaly

County Offaly www.offaly.ie is in Ireland's East Coast and Midlands.

Towns
Villages
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Getting There
  • The M6 Dublin/Galway motorway and the M7 Dublin/Limerick/Cork motorway goes through Offaly.
  • Bus from Dublin, Galway and Waterford.
  • Boat from Dublin on Canal
Getting Around
By car

The easiest way to get around Offaly is by car. The roads are good enough.

By taxi

Get in a taxi, bring you anywhere.

By boat

The Grand Canal will bring you from Edenderry through to Daingean, Tullamore, Rahan and Shannon Harbour.

By train

Go from Clara to Tullamore and on to Portarlington by train which are all on the Dublin to Galway/Westport line.

By bicycle

Cycle along the canal through the county.

Sights
Nearby Destinations

The Rock of Cashel in Tipperary, Newgrange in Meath and Lough Owel in Westmeath are all about an hours drive out of the county.

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Tullamore
Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly. It is in the centre of Ireland and has a population of 13,000. Tullamore Travel Guide »
Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an historical site in County Offaly, Ireland. Clonmacnoise was founded sometime between 545 and 548 by Ciarán … Clonmacnoise Travel Guide »
Sculpture in the Parklands
The Sculpture in the Parklands is in County Offaly Sculpture in the Parklands Travel Guide »
Edenderry is a town in Offaly, its ones of the biggest towns after Tullamore and Birr. Edenderry Travel Guide »
Clonbullogue
Clonbullogue is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. The common pronunciation of the village up to recent times was 'Clon Bolg'. Clonbullogue Travel Guide »
Shannonbridge
Shannonbridge is a town in County Offaly, Ireland located at the junction of the R444 and R357 regional roads in County Offaly, Ireland. Shannonbridge Travel Guide »
Ferbane is a small town on the north bank of the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland, between Birr and Athlone at the junction … Ferbane Travel Guide »
Moneygall is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. hile most of the village is located in County Offaly, the Gaelic Athletic … Moneygall Travel Guide »
Clara
Clara is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town has a population … Clara Travel Guide »
Kinnitty
Kinnity is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 regional roads. Kinnitty Travel Guide »
Kilcormac is a city in County Offaly, Ireland located on the N52 at its junction with the R437 regional road, between the towns of Tullamore and Birr. Kilcormac Travel Guide »
Horseleap is a town situated upon the Offaly, Westmeath county border in Ireland, along the R446, formerly the main Dublin to Galway road. Horseleap Travel Guide »
Cadamstown
Cadamstown is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies on the R421 regional road, just north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Cadamstown Travel Guide »
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. Birr Travel Guide »
Banagher
Banagher is a town located in the midlands on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. Banagher Travel Guide »
Croghan
Croghan is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated near Croghan Hill, on an "island" of high ground surrounded … Croghan Travel Guide »
Shannon Harbour is a village in County Offaly, Ireland on the banks of the Grand Canal of Ireland. There are facilities for boats to park up on the edge of the canal. Shannon Harbour Travel Guide »
Geashill
Geashill is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated between the towns of Tullamore and Portarlington on the R420 regional road. Geashill Travel Guide »
Cloghan
Cloghan is a village in County Offaly. located at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads. Cloghan Travel Guide »
Mountbolus is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It has a church, a national school, a shop/post office and two public houses. Mountbolus Travel Guide »
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County Offaly Travel Guide is based on County Offaly by Eddi1, Claus Hansen, Stefan Ertmann, Peter Fitzgerald, Texugo, Dsfdas, TOSHIbaa, Gfuutah, Tehroue, Cacahuate, iGuide and others. County Offaly Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.