County Offaly is one of the administrative counties of the Republic of Ireland and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of the island of Ireland. It is located in the province of Leinster and is part of the administrative Midlands Region. It was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. It was named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. Tullamore is the county town and largest town in Offaly and is the 30th largest in Ireland. The population of the county is 70,868 according to the 2006 census. Offaly is the 18th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 23rd largest in terms of population. It is the fifth largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and ninth largest in terms of population. It is the largest county by area and the second largest by population in the Midlands.

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