Ballyfin

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Ballyfin (Baile Fionn in Irish, meaning "Town of Fionn") is a small village and parish in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. Located in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the village is somewhere in the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the R423 regional road mid way between the towns of Mountrath and Mountmellick.

As Ballyfin is situated in the Slieve Bloom Mountains there are many beautiful walks quite nearby. Most of the area is covered in forest. The trees were planted by local farmers on marginal land unsuitable for farming as they were in a situation to get grants from Coillte. The area of Ballyfin has some recreational areas such as The Cathole Falls, The Fionn Macc Cumhaill Park, Ballyfin house and numerous buildings dating from the Georgian era.

1 History
2 Education
3 Sport
4 See also

[edit] History

According to legend, Fionn Mac Cumhaill is said to have been raised here. Fionn ate the Salmon of Knowledge which gave him untold knowledge of how to for example charm his way into women and children and how to defeat enemies in battle. Later he became leader of the Fianna and was a legendry hurler but he never togged out for Ballyfin GAA.

[edit] Education

Ballyfin National School celebrated 100 years in 2002 and celebrations went on as the school had not changed a bit. Ballyfin is also famous for Ballyfin House, now the Patrician College, which is its secondry school. Ballyfin '93, an Irish Scout Jamboree took place in the grounds of this college but it was not vey successful.