In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Philipstown like this:
Philipstown.-- market town, E. King's co., on Philipstown rivulet and on Grand Canal, 8 m. E. of Tullamore and 12 miles SW. of Edenderry, pop. 829; P.O., T.O., called Phillipstown. Market-day, Thursday. Philipstown was so named in honour of Philip II. of Spain, the consort of Queen Mary of England, and was designed to be the counterpart of Maryborough in Queen's co.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Philipstown, in and County Offaly | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27710
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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