- Ballinakill
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|Ballinakill ("Baile na Coille" in Irish, meaning "the town of the woods") is a small
village inCounty Laois ,Ireland on the R432regional road betweenAbbeyleix ,Ballyragget and Castlecomer, Co Kilkennyport
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Ballinakill GAA andSpink GAA are localGaelic 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
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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