When St Patrick was leaving Munster via the Little Brosna river, close to Tipperary's northern boundary, he is said to have given a blessing to the province's people, its men, women and children. Much
Lying just south of the line that divided Ireland's two halves, Leath Chuinn to the north and Leath Mhogha to the south, the churches of the present county of Offaly could scarcely have been other tha
