Ballyboy
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| Ballyboy Béal Átha Buí |
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| County: | Offaly | |
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Ballyboy (Irish: Béal Átha Buí ) is a village in Ireland. It is located approximately two kilometres east of Kilcormac in County Offaly.
Although now a small village comprised of several houses, a primary school and a single pub, it was an important and thriving hub in the middle ages. During this era, the town had a hat and glove factory, a large mill and even its own mint.It also had a mill called The Jacksons mill the mill was used for making flour grinding corn and cutting timber The ruins of the mill are still standing today and can beenseen as one leaves the village and heads in the direction of Ballyoran. The mill, one of several in the area was powered by water from the Silver river which is a contributary of the Brusna.
There is also a ring fort in the village environs which legend has it is linked by underground tunnel to the Ballyboy churh about 400 m distant. The church in Ballyboy has an interesting history, originally it was a catholic church but was later dedicated as a Church of Ireland (C 0 I) It is now derilict and in ruins. The grave yard contains the graves of many both Catholic and Church of Ireland families of the area for many generations
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