Ballinakill

Ballinakill

Infobox Irish Place
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Ballinakill ("Baile na Coille" in Irish, 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

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*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

Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Dunphy, Ger and O'Shea, Christy,2002.

ee also

*List of towns in the Republic of Ireland


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