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Edenderry

Ireland
Also known as: Éadan Doire
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Offaly houses searched as part of fatal Edenderry fire investigation • Dec. 12, 2025, 9:36 PM ET (BBC)
Edenderry arson attack: How drug debt intimidation turned deadly • Dec. 9, 2025, 9:36 PM ET (Irish Times)
Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly • Dec. 8, 2025, 9:50 PM ET (The Guardian)

Edenderry, market town, County Offaly, Ireland, on the northern edge of the Bog of Allen. The town, including the Court House, was largely built by the marquesses of Downshire in the 18th and early 19th centuries. South of the town are the ruins of Peter Blundell’s castle. There are many castles in the area, for Edenderry was located on the edge of the Pale, the medieval English enclave centred on Dublin (39 miles [63 km] east). The main industry is shoemaking. Pop. (2002) 4,216; (2010) 6,490.