Daingean (pronounced /dæŋgən/, Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Ua bhFáilghe), formerly Philipstown, is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road.
Daingean was originally christened Philipstown in 1556 when it was established as the capital town in the land that was planted by Queen Mary Tudor in King's County. The town and the county was so named after her husband, Philip II of Spain, King consort of Ireland.
The town was once the seat of the O'Connor clan, who were chieftains of the surrounding area of Offaly. Its current name 'Daingean' from Daingean Ua bhFáilghe means fortress of the Uí Fáilghe clan, a name which it derived from the mediaeval island fortress of O'Connor Faly.
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