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]
Landmarksedit
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]
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]
^"The Twin Trees of Ballinakill". Twin Trees Heywood. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^Clavin, Terry (1 October 2009). "Ridgeway, Sir Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
^"About Ballinakill". Twin Trees Heywood. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^"1641 Depositions". 1641 Depositions. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^"Heywood Gardens, Ballinakill, Co. Laois". laois.ie. Laois County Council. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^"Heywood Gardens". heritageireland.ie. Office of Public Works. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^Miller, Steven (11 March 2022). "Momentous day as new playground is officially opened in Ballinakill". Laois Today. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^"Ballinakill". Midlands Ireland. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
Further readingedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballinakill and Heywood Gardens.
Ballinakill: A Journey through Time by Ger Dunphy and Christy O'Shea (2002)
December 20, 2023
ballinakill, townland, west, cork, irish, baile, coille, meaning, town, woods, small, village, county, laois, ireland, r432, regional, road, between, abbeyleix, ballyragget, castlecomer, county, kilkenny, 2016, census, there, were, people, living, baile, coill. For the townland in West Cork see Ballinakilla 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 Ballinakill Baile na CoilleVillageBallinakill National SchoolBallinakillLocation in IrelandCoordinates 52 52 27 N 7 18 36 W 52 87417 N 7 31000 W 52 87417 7 31000CountryIrelandProvinceLeinsterCountyCounty LaoisPopulation 2016 1 445Time zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 Sport 4 Recreation 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingHistory editIn 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 edit nbsp The gardens of the Heywood Estate lie just north of BallinakillThe 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 editBallinakill GAA and Spink GAA are local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs Recreation editBallinakill 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 editList of towns and villages in IrelandReferences edit a b Sapmap Area Settlements Ballinakill Census 2016 Central Statistics Office April 2016 Retrieved 25 January 2020 Baile na Coille Ballinakill Placenames Database of Ireland logainm ie Retrieved 7 October 2021 The Twin Trees of Ballinakill Twin Trees Heywood 11 April 2019 Retrieved 31 May 2023 Clavin Terry 1 October 2009 Ridgeway Sir Thomas Dictionary of Irish Biography About Ballinakill Twin Trees Heywood Retrieved 31 May 2023 1641 Depositions 1641 Depositions Retrieved 16 January 2019 Heywood Gardens Ballinakill Co Laois laois ie Laois County Council Retrieved 25 January 2020 Heywood Gardens heritageireland ie Office of Public Works Retrieved 25 January 2020 Miller Steven 11 March 2022 Momentous day as new playground is officially opened in Ballinakill Laois Today Retrieved 1 June 2023 Ballinakill Midlands Ireland Retrieved 1 June 2023 Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr Ballinakill and wbr Heywood Gardens Ballinakill A Journey through Time by Ger Dunphy and Christy O Shea 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballinakill amp oldid 1157994008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
