page_title: County Offaly
section_title: GAA
hierarchical_section_title: County Offaly / Sport / GAA
caption_attribution_description: English: Shane Lowry, winner of Irish Open 2009
context_page_description: County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 77,961 at the 2016 census.
context_section_description: Gaelic games are popular in the county. Offaly GAA consists of some 44 clubs playing Gaelic football and hurling in communities throughout the county. Birr is generally considered a hurling stronghold with Birr GAA winning four All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships. County teams have also had national success in both hurling and football, winning the Liam MacCarthy Cup four times and the Sam Maguire Cup three times. The football team is perhaps best known for the Seamus Darby goal in the 
  dying minutes of the 1982 football final when Offaly took the title by one point denying Kerry an historic five All-Ireland titles in a row. 
  Traditionally, west Offaly has been the hurling stronghold with clubs like Birr, Coolderry, And Kilcormac/Killoughey enjoying success in the Leinster and All-Ireland Championships
  Famous hurlers from Offaly include:
  Brian Whelahan, Birr
  The Dooley Brothers, Clareen
  Brian Carroll, Coolderry
  Rory Hanniffy, Birr
  Shane Dooley, Tullamore
  Michael Duignan, Banagher
  Famous Footballers from Offaly include:
  Matt Conor, Walsh Island
  Richie Conor, Walsh Island
  Ciarán McManus, Tubber
  Niall McNamee, Rhode
  Martin Furlong, Tullamore
  Seamus Darby, Rhode
  Mick Brady, Edenderry
  Finbarr Cullen, Edenderry
caption: 2019 Open Championship winner Shane Lowry
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