PREVIEW:
Offaly lies near the centre of Ireland. In the south-east of the
county are the Heathery Slieve Bloom Mountains, among which there
are pretty valleys to be explored. The rest of the county is
largely level plain and bogland, with occasional elevations. In
the west the River Shannon separates the county from Counties
Galway and Roscommon. There are numerous points of interest in
the towns and countryside of Offaly, including of the most
important historic sites in Ireland - Clonmacnois.