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Evidence of human activity in Offaly as far back as 9,000 years ago has been discovered in recent times. Permanent settlement dates back to about 2000 BC. Traces of our Celtic heritage can be found in such monuments as hill forts. The high number of the county’s religious foundations resulted from its remoteness and vast areas of bogland and oak woods.

The old Gaelic chiefs who ruled over the territories within the bounds of Offaly today would not have recognised the area as a p...

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