Ossory
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The Irish geographical name Ossory can refer to:
- Kingdom of OsraigeKingdom of OsraigeThe Kingdom of Osraighe , anglicized as Ossory, was an ancient kingdom of Ireland. It formed the easternmost part of the kingdom and province of Munster until the middle of the 9th century, after which it attached itself to Leinster...
- Roman Catholic Diocese of OssoryRoman Catholic Diocese of OssoryThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin...
- Church of Ireland diocese of the Bishop of OssoryBishop of OssoryThe Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory...
- A prophet of the Omnian religion in Terry Pratchett's DiscworldDiscworldDiscworld is a comic fantasy book series by English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently parody, or at least take inspiration from, J. R. R....
- the artist Ronald Ossory DunlopRonald Ossory DunlopRonald Ossory Dunlop was an Irish author and painter in oil of landscapes, seascapes, figure studies, portraits and still life....
(1894-1973) - the Earl of Ossory, an alternative title for the Earls of Ormonde in the Irish Peerage
- Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency)Queen's County Ossory (UK Parliament constituency)Ossory, a division of Queen's County, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Queen's County constituency...
, which existed from 1885 until 1918.