History
The original school was built in 1820 when the Landlord, Lord Lansdowne, built a school for the education of Catholics and Protestants. The present school was built in 1960 and has been extended twice since in 1996 and 2004.
The patron saint of the school is St. Bridget. In or around the year 500 St. Bridget visited Ballyboy and founded a convent here, beside the mound still known as Abbey Rath. It is widely believed that this was her first convent in Ireland.
Ballyboy is a quaint, attractive and historical village. Its name is derived from the Irish term 'Baile Atha Buidhe' which translates into 'Town of the Yellow Ford'. This picturesque settlement is located in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, along the banks of the Silver River. It was established on high ground above the shallow crossing of the river. It lies in the shadow of Knockhill where, it is said, Daniel O'Connell the great emancipator held one of his 'Monster Meetings'.
In 1600 Ballyboy had a very distinguished visitor, the great Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O' Neill, who having camped locally for nine nights passed through the village and in the following year red Hugh O' Donnell passed the same way with his army enroute to Kinsale. Ballyboy is situated approximately 2 kilometres east of Kilcormac.
The patron saint of the school is St. Bridget. In or around the year 500 St. Bridget visited Ballyboy and founded a convent here, beside the mound still known as Abbey Rath. It is widely believed that this was her first convent in Ireland.
Ballyboy is a quaint, attractive and historical village. Its name is derived from the Irish term 'Baile Atha Buidhe' which translates into 'Town of the Yellow Ford'. This picturesque settlement is located in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, along the banks of the Silver River. It was established on high ground above the shallow crossing of the river. It lies in the shadow of Knockhill where, it is said, Daniel O'Connell the great emancipator held one of his 'Monster Meetings'.
In 1600 Ballyboy had a very distinguished visitor, the great Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O' Neill, who having camped locally for nine nights passed through the village and in the following year red Hugh O' Donnell passed the same way with his army enroute to Kinsale. Ballyboy is situated approximately 2 kilometres east of Kilcormac.
