Offaly West Offaly barony was divided into east and west baronies before 1807. Below is a list of settlements in Offaly West: Offaly West Offaly West (; sometimes spelled "Ophaly") is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Offaly West takes its name from the Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It is not to be confused with County Offaly. Offaly is located within the midlands of Ireland bordering the seven counties of Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Laois, Westmeath, Kildare and Meath. Offaly West is located in west County Kildare, east of the River Barrow. Offaly West were part of the ancient lands of
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