Ardnurcher, County Offaly (civil parish) to the north and east, Kilbride to the south, Kilmanaghan to the south and west and Kilcumreragh to the west and north. Ardnurcher, County Offaly (civil parish) Ardnurcher () is a civil parish in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located about north–north–west of Tullamore. Ardnurcher is one of four civil parishes in the barony of Kilcoursey in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . It is contiguous with the majority of the Ardnurcher civil parish, which is in County Westmeath. Ardnurcher civil parish, County Offaly comprises 14 townlands: Ardnurcher Glebe, Attiblaney, Ballykilleen, Ballynakill Beg, Ballynakill Little, Burrow, Cappydonnell
County Offaly out across the county with the Bog of Allen extending into four other counties. The county consists of approximately 42,000 hectares of peatlands which is 21% of Offaly's total land area. Offaly contains approximately of forest and woodland area, which only amounts to 4.5% of the county's land area. This includes woodlands within the Slieve Blooms and the Lough Boora Parklands. Roughly 75% of Offaly's forested area is Conifer High Forest. The following are the historical baronies located in County Offaly: One of the earliest known settlements in County Offaly is at Boora bog which dates back to the Mesolithic