Ballybritt

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Ballybritt
Baile an Bhriotaigh (Irish)
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballybritt is shaded pink.
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballybritt is shaded pink.
Ballybritt is located in Ireland
Ballybritt
Ballybritt
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°03′19″N 7°45′28″W / 53.05526°N 7.75785°W / 53.05526; -7.75785
Sovereign stateIreland
CountyOffaly
Area
  Total
211.97 km2 (81.84 sq mi)

Ballybritt (Irish: Baile an Bhriotaigh) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Ireland.

Ballybritt derives its name from Ballybritt Castle (near Roscrea) and the townland of Ballybritt (Irish Baile an Bhriotaigh, "settlement of the Welshman").[1]

Location

Ballybritt is located in south County Offaly, west of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

History

List of settlements

References

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