Maryborough West

For the suburb in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, see Maryborough West, Queensland.

Maryborough West or West Maryborough^[1] (Irish: Port Laoise Thiar^[2]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.^[3][4]

Maryborough West Port Laoise Thiar (Irish)
Barony
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Maryborough West is orange, in the centre.
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Laois
Area
• Total	169.62 km2 (65.49 sq mi)
• Water	0.105 km2 (0.04 sq mi)

Etymology

Maryborough is the former name of the town of Portlaoise, established in 1548 and named after Queen Mary I; it was given its current name in 1929.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Maryborough West is located in west-central County Laois, with the River Nore flowing through its southern part. Lough Ballyfin is the only lake of any size.^[5]

History

Maryborough East and West were in the Middle Ages the land of the Cinel Crimthann, an Irish clan with the surname Ó Duibh (Duffy or O'Diff).^[6]

Maryborough was originally a single barony; it was divided into East and West before 1807.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Maryborough West barony:

• Abbeyleix (northern part)
• Ballyfin
• Kilbricken (eastern part)
• Mountrath
• Shanahoe