Eglish (barony)Eglish, also called Fercale is a barony in County Offaly, Ireland.EtymologyThe names Eglish and Fercale both refer to churches.LocationEglish is located in west County Offaly. It contains Lough Coura.HistoryEglish was territory of the Ó Maolmhuaidh of the Southern Uí Néill, prince of Firceall. During its existence Firceall was the location of a number of ancient abbeys and castles. The church at Lynally formed the parish church until the foundation of parish churches at Rahan, Killoughey, Ballyboy, Drumcullen and Eglish. A number of known ancient abbeys were located at Drumcullen, Killyon, Kilcormac and Rahan.List of settlementsBelow is a list of settlements in Eglish:Rath