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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 (Ireland)|regional road]] between [[Abbeyleix]], [[Ballyragget]] and [[Castlecomer]], Co [[Kilkenny]] |
'''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 (Ireland)|regional road]] between [[Abbeyleix]], [[Ballyragget]] and [[Castlecomer]], Co [[Kilkenny]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 00:52, 25 January 2020
Ballinakill
Baile na Coille | |
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Town | |
 Ballinakill National School | |
  Ballinakill Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′27″N 7°18′36″W / 52.87417°N 7.31000°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ballinakill (Irish: Baile na Coille, meaning 'the town of the woods"') is a small village in County Laois, Ireland on the R432 regional road between Abbeyleix, Ballyragget and Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
History
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.[1]
Sport
- Ballinakill GAA and Spink GAA are local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs.
Landmarks
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.
References
- ^ "1641 Depositions". 1641 Depositions. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Ger Dunphy and Christy O'Shea,2002.
