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Ballyboy Baile Átha Buí | |
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 Ballyboy National School | |
  Ballyboy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°10′25″N7°41′51″W / 53.1736°N 7.6976°W /53.1736; -7.6976 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
Ballyboy orBallaboy (Irish:Baile Átha Buí, meaning 'settlement of the yellow ford')[1] is a village inCounty Offaly,Ireland. It is about two kilometres east ofKilcormac. The village is in acivil parish of the same name.[1]
Prior to thePlantations of Ireland, Ballyboy was ruled by O'Molloy in a territory known asFirceall which was allied to theKingdom of Meath. When the Gaelic chieftains were removed from power following the English Plantations, Firceall was broken up with Ballyboy forming its ownbarony within the then newly formedKing's County (nowCounty Offaly).
Although now a small village of several houses, a pub and a primary school, it was an important and thriving hub in the Middle Ages.[2] During this era, the town had a hat and glove factory, and a mill which was used for making flour, grinding corn and cutting timber.[citation needed] The ruins of the mill are still standing today on the road from the village toBallyoran. The mill, one of several in the area, was powered by water from theSilver River which is a tributary of theRiver Brosna.
There is also aring fort in the village environs which legend has it is linked by a tunnel to the Ballyboy church about 400 metres distant.[citation needed] The church in Ballyboy was originally aCatholic Church but was later dedicated as aChurch of Ireland church.[citation needed] It is now derelict and in ruins.
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