Everything about Ballyroan totally explained
Ballyroan (
Irish:
Baile Átha an Róine) is a small
village in
County Laois,
Ireland, on the
R425 regional road. It is part of the parish of
Abbeyleix. It has two
churches (one of which is
Roman Catholic and the other
Church of Ireland), two
schools (a boys school and girls school), three
pubs (Whelan's, Delaney's & Scully's) and two
shops.
Ballyroan is a rural village with 1,000 people living in 270 houses. It was developed by the Normans in the
1200s and is situated eight miles from
Portlaoise.
History
There was a
Druids Altar in
Cashel.
St. Faolan founded a church in Cashel in
468, and between that time and the
ninth century, seven
bishops are said to have been interred in
Tullore, an ancient
cemetery, one of the oldest in Ireland.
The
Motte was built by the Normans towards the end of the
12th century. Conall O’Moore built a castle in the
14th century, where Nolan’s house stands today and in the
stagecoach days the castle was an
inn known as The Bull’s Head.
The
Brigidine Sisters came to the village in
1877. Three
sisters from the
Abbeyleix Community took up residence in their newly built
convent on
September 25, that year. Their convent and school closed in
1974 drawing the final curtain as it appeared then on
Brigidine residency in Ballyroan, but not on their involvement with education.
Sport
Ballyroan is well known for its local
Gaelic football club,
Ballyroan Abbey GAA. A former club was
Ballyroan GAA.
Further Information
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