Ballybritt | |
Native Name: | Baile an Bhriotaigh (Irish) |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Barony |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Offaly |
Area Total Km2: | 211.97 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 81.84 |
Ballybritt 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]
Ballybritt is located in south County Offaly, west of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Ballybritt was included in the northern part of the territory of the Éile (Ely), and in early times was a crossroads for the ancient borders of the kingdoms of Mumu, Mide and Laigin.[2]
Below is a list of settlements in Ballybritt: