Upper PhilipstownUpper Philipstown is a barony in County Offaly, Ireland.EtymologyThe name Upper Philipstown is derived from Philipstown, the former name of Daingean.LocationUpper Philipstown is located in northeast County Offaly, north of the River Barrow.HistoryAs Viscount Clanmalier the Ó Diomasaigh held part of Upper Philipstown, which was roughly formed from the tuath, Ferann Clainne Diarmata. The original Philipstown barony was split into lower and upper by 1807.List of settlementsBelow is a list of settlements in Upper Philipstown:ClonygowanPortarlington Walsh Island