Ballinakill
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For the townland in West Cork, see Ballinakilla.
| Ballinakill Baile na Coille
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 Ballinakill
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| Coordinates: 52°52′27″N 7°18′36″W / 52.87417°N 7.31°WCoordinates: 52°52′27″N 7°18′36″W / 52.87417°N 7.31°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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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
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[edit] Sport
- Ballinakill GAA and Spink GAA are local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Dunphy, Ger and O'Shea, Christy, 2002.
[edit] See also
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