OFFALY gets its name from the O’Connors who were known as O’Connor Faly and were descended from Ros Failghe, son of Cathair Mor, King of Ireland in the second century AD. The O’Connors took their name from Conchuibair who died in 977. The O’Connor
In the 1300s the world was struck by a deadly disease called the Black Death. it was one of the worst recorded disasters in history. Over one-third of the population of Europe died.
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