| 词条 | Ballycowan (barony) |
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| name = Ballycowan | native_name = Baile Mhic Comhainn (Irish) | settlement_type = Barony | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = Baronies_of_Offaly.jpg | map_alt = | map_caption = Baronies of County Offaly. Ballycowan is shaded blue. | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Offaly | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =156.25 | area_total_sq_mi = 60.3 | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = }} Ballycowan or Ballycowen ({{Lang-ga|Baile Mhic Comhainn}}) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland. EtymologyBallycowan derives its name from Ballycowan Castle (near Tullamore) and the townland of Ballycowan (Irish Baile Mhic Comhainn, "settlement of Mac Comhainn").[1] LocationBallycowan is located in north County Offaly, around the valleys of the Clodiagh River and Silver River. HistoryBallycowan was part of the territory of the Ó Maolmhuaidh (O'Molloy) sept of the Southern Uí Néill. The Uí Shuanaig (Fox?) sept is cited here near Rathan. .[2] List of settlementsBelow is a list of settlements in Ballycowan:
References1. ^Logainm.ie {{County Offaly}}{{coord missing|County Offaly}}{{Offaly-geo-stub}}2. ^Ireland's History in Maps: The Baronies of Ireland 1 : Baronies of County Offaly |
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