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
Brendan Murphy (Carlow footballer) Brendan Murphy (Carlow footballer) Brendan Murphy (born 26 March 1989) () is an Irish sportsman from Rathvilly, County Carlow. He is a member of the Carlow senior football team, and his local club Rathvilly. Murphy played minor football for Carlow and was star of the team that lost the Leinster minor football championship final in 2007. Carlow lost in Round 1 of the championship to Longford, but recovered in the playoffs, causing a massive shock in beating Meath and Wexford, before beating Westmeath and Louth to reach the final. For a while, it looked like Murphy might miss the final