Ballyboy (barony)

Ballyboy Baile Átha Buí (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Offaly. Ballyboy is shaded pale green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Offaly
Area
• Total	131.11 km2 (50.62 sq mi)

Ballyboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Ballyboy barony derives its name from the village of Ballyboy (Irish Baile Átha Buí, "settlement of the yellow ford").

Ballyboy barony is located in central County Offaly. The Silver River flows through it.

Ó Maolmhuaidh (O'Molloy) of the Southern Uí Néill were lords of Fir Cell, a territory here (and in Ballycowen) within the ancient province of Mide (Meath). The baronies of Ballycowen, Ballyboy and Eglish were part of the country of the O'Molloys.

Below is a list of settlements in Ballyboy barony:

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