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'''Ballinakill''' ({{Irish place name|Baile na Coille|the town of the woods"}}) is a small [[village]] in [[County Laois]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on the [[R432 road|R432]] [[regional road]] between [[Abbeyleix]], [[Ballyragget]] and Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny


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'''Ballinakill''' ({{Irish place name|Baile na Coille|the town of the woods}})<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1413971 | title = Baile na Coille/Ballinakill | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 7 October 2021}}</ref> is a small village in [[County Laois]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on the [[R432 road|R432]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] between [[Abbeyleix]], [[Ballyragget]] and [[Castlecomer]], [[County Kilkenny]]. As of the 2016 census, there were 445 people living in Ballinakill.<ref name="census2016"/>
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==Sport==

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*[[Ballinakill GAA]] and [[Spink GAA]] are local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] clubs.
==History==
In 1606, Sir Thomas Coatch was granted the right to hold a market and fair in the village. The Ballinakill Cattle Fair continued until 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://twintrees.ie/the-twin-trees-of-ballinakill/ |title=The Twin Trees of Ballinakill |date=2019-04-11 |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Twin Trees Heywood}}</ref> In 1611, Ballinakill was acquired by [[Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry|Sir Thomas Ridgeway]] who invested heavily by building a castle and developing the local area.<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.007680.v1 |title=Ridgeway, Sir Thomas |date=2009-10-01 |website=Dictionary of Irish Biography |last=Clavin |first=Terry|doi=10.3318/dib.007680.v1 }}</ref> From 1613 until the [[Acts of Union 1800|Acts of Union]], the town was a [[Ballynakill (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|parliamentary borough]], electing two members to the [[Irish House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://twintrees.ie/history/#:~:text=Ballinakill%20is%20a%20planned%20estate,Protestant%20churchmen%20and%20three%20Dissenters. |title=About Ballinakill |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Twin Trees Heywood|date=8 March 2019 }}</ref>

The town was besieged and plundered by Irish rebels, including the [[James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven|Earl of Castlehaven]] and Lord Mountgarret, during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641|1641 Rebellion]]. When the castle and town surrendered much was robbed, including cattle, sheep and cloth. Remarkably, this information survives to us through an account from a native American Patagonian from present day southern Argentina/Chile 'but now a Christian' who had been a servant to Captain Richard Steele for twenty years and lived in Ballinakill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID=815322r386 |website=1641 Depositions |accessdate=2019-01-16 |ref=MS 815, fols 322r-322v|title=1641 Depositions }}</ref>{{Dead link|date=May 2023}}


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
[[File:Oval Garden, Heywood Estate (geograph 4685034).jpg|thumb|The gardens of the Heywood Estate lie just north of Ballinakill]]
The town square features a prominent monument to men who died in the 1798 rebellion: Comerford, Crennan, Geoghan, McEvoy, Fagan and Fox. The monument was erected in 1898. In 1998 a ceremony was held in Ballinakill to mark the bicentenary of the deaths.
The town square features a monument to men who died in the [[1798 rebellion]]. The monument was erected in 1898. In 1998 a ceremony was held in Ballinakill to mark the bicentenary of the deaths.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}


[[Heywood House Gardens]], located just north of Ballinakill, is a formal garden on the former Heywood Estate which was designed by [[Edwin Lutyens]] and [[Gertrude Jekyll]] in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://laois.ie/departments/heritage/laois-heritage-trail/heywood-gardens/ | publisher = Laois County Council | website = laois.ie | title = Heywood Gardens, Ballinakill, Co. Laois | accessdate = 25 January 2020 }}</ref> The gardens are now managed by the [[Office of Public Works]] and open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlands-eastcoast/heywoodgardens/ | publisher = Office of Public Works | website = heritageireland.ie | title = Heywood Gardens | accessdate = 25 January 2020 }}</ref>
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==References==

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==Sport==
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* Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Dunphy, Ger and O'Shea, Christy, 2002.
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[[Ballinakill GAA]] and [[Spink GAA]] are local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] clubs.

== Transport ==
A daily Town Link service, operated by Slieve Bloom Coaches, routes through the village between Portlaoise and [[Borris-in-Ossory]].{{fact|date=August 2024}} There is also a daily [[TFI Local Link]] service, route 822, from Mountrath to Carlow.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

== Recreation ==

Ballinakill has an outdoor swimming pool which is operated seasonally from June to September, Masslough lake on the edge of the village, and a playground which opened in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/03/11/momentous-day-as-new-playground-is-officially-opened-in-ballinakill/ |title=Momentous day as new playground is officially opened in Ballinakill |date=2022-03-11 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Laois Today |last=Miller |first=Steven}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.midlandsireland.ie/places/ballinakill/ |title=Ballinakill |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Midlands Ireland|date=18 October 2022 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[Oliver Grace]]

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==References==
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==Further reading==
{{commonscats|Ballinakill|Heywood Gardens}}
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* ''Ballinakill: A Journey through Time'' by Ger Dunphy and Christy O'Shea (2002)

{{County Laois}}


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Latest revision as of 19:31, 9 December 2024

For the townland in West Cork, see Ballinakilla.

Ballinakill
Baile na Coille
Village
Ballinakill National School
Ballinakill National School
Ballinakill is located in Ireland
Ballinakill
Ballinakill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°52′27″N 7°18′36″W / 52.87417°N 7.31000°W / 52.87417; -7.31000
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Population
 (2016)[1]
445
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Ballinakill (Irish: Baile na Coille, meaning 'the town of the woods')[2] is a small village in County Laois, Ireland on the R432 regional road between Abbeyleix, Ballyragget and Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. As of the 2016 census, there were 445 people living in Ballinakill.[1]

History

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In 1606, Sir Thomas Coatch was granted the right to hold a market and fair in the village. The Ballinakill Cattle Fair continued until 1963.[3] In 1611, Ballinakill was acquired by Sir Thomas Ridgeway who invested heavily by building a castle and developing the local area.[4] From 1613 until the Acts of Union, the town was a parliamentary borough, electing two members to the Irish House of Commons.[5]

The town was besieged and plundered by Irish rebels, including the Earl of Castlehaven and Lord Mountgarret, during the 1641 Rebellion. When the castle and town surrendered much was robbed, including cattle, sheep and cloth. Remarkably, this information survives to us through an account from a native American Patagonian from present day southern Argentina/Chile 'but now a Christian' who had been a servant to Captain Richard Steele for twenty years and lived in Ballinakill.[6][dead link‍]

Landmarks

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The gardens of the Heywood Estate lie just north of Ballinakill

The town square features a monument to men who died in the 1798 rebellion. The monument was erected in 1898. In 1998 a ceremony was held in Ballinakill to mark the bicentenary of the deaths.[citation needed]

Heywood House Gardens, located just north of Ballinakill, is a formal garden on the former Heywood Estate which was designed by Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll in the early 20th century.[7] The gardens are now managed by the Office of Public Works and open to the public.[8]

Sport

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Ballinakill GAA and Spink GAA are local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs.

Transport

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A daily Town Link service, operated by Slieve Bloom Coaches, routes through the village between Portlaoise and Borris-in-Ossory.[citation needed] There is also a daily TFI Local Link service, route 822, from Mountrath to Carlow.[citation needed]

Recreation

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Ballinakill has an outdoor swimming pool which is operated seasonally from June to September, Masslough lake on the edge of the village, and a playground which opened in 2022.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballinakill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Baile na Coille/Ballinakill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Twin Trees of Ballinakill". Twin Trees Heywood. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ Clavin, Terry (1 October 2009). "Ridgeway, Sir Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.007680.v1.
  5. ^ "About Ballinakill". Twin Trees Heywood. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "1641 Depositions". 1641 Depositions. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Heywood Gardens, Ballinakill, Co. Laois". laois.ie. Laois County Council. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Heywood Gardens". heritageireland.ie. Office of Public Works. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ Miller, Steven (11 March 2022). "Momentous day as new playground is officially opened in Ballinakill". Laois Today. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Ballinakill". Midlands Ireland. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

Further reading

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballinakill and Heywood Gardens.
  • Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Ger Dunphy and Christy O'Shea (2002)
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