This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharonhaggerty Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2680.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Offerlane is just west of Mountrath, about 5 km or 3 miles, up in the hills/mountains. The parish of Offerlane is quite large, as the terrain there is mostly not suitable for farming and the population was sparse. You can find it (and pretty well any townland in Ireland) on Google maps if you search for "offerlane laois ireland". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.