Osraige

Osraige, (pronunciation) also known as Osraighe or Ossory (modern Irish: Osraí), was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising most of present-day County Kilkenny and western County Laois. The home of the Osraige people, it existed from around the first century until the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. It was ruled by the Dál Birn dynasts, whose medieval descendants assumed the name Mac Giolla Phádraig. The name survives in the Catholic Diocese of Ossory, established in the 5th century, which continues to use roughly the same borders.

According to tradition, Osraige was founded by Óengus Osrithe in the 1st century and was originally within Leinster's polity. In the 5th century, the Corcu Loígde of Munster displaced the Dál Birn and brought Osraige under Munster's direct control. The Dál Birn returned to power in the 7th century, though Osraige remained nominally part of Munster until 859, when it achieved formal independence under the powerful king Cerball mac Dúnlainge. Osraige's rulers remained major players in Irish politics for the next three centuries, though they never vied for the High Kingship. In the early 12th century, dynastic infighting fragmented the kingdom, and it was re-adjoined to Leinster. The Normans under Strongbow invaded Ireland beginning in 1169, and most of Osraige collapsed under pressure from Norman leader William Marshal. The northern part of the kingdom, eventually known as Upper Ossory, survived intact under the hereditary lordship until the reign of King Henry VIII of England, when it was formally incorporated as a barony of the same name.

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Diocese of Ossory

The Diocese of Ossory is a diocese in Ireland in the Ossory region, established in the fifth century with the mission of St. Ciarán of Saighir, the borders of which were permanently set at the Synod of Ráth Breasail om 1111 AD. Its territory corresponds approximately to the medieval Kingdom of Ossory. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory continues as an independent diocese within the Roman Catholic Church headed by the Bishop of Ossory; in the Church of Ireland, it is grouped with Cashel, Waterford, Lismore, Ferns and Leighlin in the Diocese of Ossory and Cashel. The Church of Ireland diocesan boundaries do not reflect Ossory's historical limits. Its primary patron saint is the first bishop of Ossory, Ciarán of Saighir; along with St. Cainnech of Aghaboe as a second patron.

List of bishops of Ossory

The following list of bishops as enscribed in St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, and listed on the diocese's website:

Borris-in-Ossory

Borris-in-Ossory (Irish: Buiríos Mór Osraí, meaning "Burgage of Osraige") is a village in west County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M7 motorway on 28 May, 2010, the village is situated on the R445 road close to the County Tipperary border between the towns of Mountrath and Roscrea.

Features

The village contains facilities such as a school, churches, community hall and convenience retail outlets and low to medium order services. Recent development includes the construction of new residential estates to the north-west of the village and to the south of the Main Street. The village centre comprises the Main Street and includes retail, commercial, institutional, educational and residential functions. Landmark buildings include St. Canice's church, Roman Catholic, the Ossory of Borris-in-Ossory, and former courthouse. The renovated O’Brien Hall has a communal and recreational role within the local community. As of 2011, the O'Brien hall is now used as a meeting place for the town's revived Youth Club, among other activities.