词条 | Eglish (barony) |
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| name = Eglish | native_name = An Eaglais (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. Eglish is shaded yellow. | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Offaly | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =116.13 | area_total_sq_mi = 44.84 | 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 = }} Eglish ({{Lang-ga|An Eaglais}}), also called Fercale (Fir Ceall) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland. EtymologyThe names Eglish (An Eaglais, "the church") and Fercale (Fir Ceall, "men of the churches") both refer to churches.[1] LocationEglish is located in west County Offaly. It contains Lough Coura. HistoryEglish was territory of the Ó Maolmhuaidh (O'Molloy) of the Southern Uí Néill, prince of Firceall (Fir Cell, "men of the churches").[2] During its existence Firceall was the location of a number of ancient abbeys and castles. The church at Lynally (near Tullamore) formed the parish church until the foundation of parish churches at Rahan, Killoughey, Ballyboy, Drumcullen and Eglish. A number of known ancient abbeys were located at Drumcullen, Killyon, Kilcormac and Rahan. List of settlementsBelow is a list of settlements in Eglish:
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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