Ballon People

Some Images which appear in 'Ballon and Rathoe'

Vol. 1 by Peadar Mac Suibhne 1980

Fr. Sean Flood. P.P.

Fr. Liam Kinsella, P.P. Rathangan. Ordained 9th November 1941

Fr. Kinsella. Native of the parish.

John Byrne, Ballon and his Mother Mrs. Mary Anne, nee Power, Ballymurphy

Fr. Thomas Little, C.C. Ordained 13th June 1978

Eamonn Doyle, T.D. Ballon Cross

Fr. Peadar Mac Suibhne and his nephew Fr. Sean Swayne, B.Sc., S.T.L. Ordained 23rd June 1957.

Fr. Simon McWey, P.P., Kilcock. Died 27th June 1898

Fr. William Rice, P.P. Kilcock 1938. Died 12th January 1952 at Carbury. Fr. Patrick Rice, P.P. Kilcock. Died 15th December 1938. Sitting, Fr. Mattle Conroy, C.C.

Fr. John C. Kelly, C.C., Raheen. Died 23rd May, 1939

John Kealy, Ballon Cross, his wife Mrs. Mary Kealy, nee Nolan.

Fr. Patrick Boylan, P.P. Hacketstown. Ordained 27th September 1936.

Fr, David Doyle, C.C., Mountmellick. Given by Mrs. Anna O'Neill, Ballon.

Martin McCarthy, Boggan.

Fr. John Lawler, P.P.

Mrs Kate Gittens. Ballylean, Ballon. Died 26th December 1940 aged 67yrs.

Michael Joseph Hutton. Ballon. Died 2nd March 1921 Aged 24yrs

The Rev, David Doyle, C.C., Mountmellick. Died 18th October 1901 aged 38 years.

Mrs Winifred Nolan, Ballintrane. Died 19th July 1922 aged 75yrs

Rev. John Nolan. P.P. Died 3rd December 1880 aged 71yrs.

Patrick Kinsella. Sandbrook. Died 19th August. 1935 aged 26yrs

Michael Joseph Herriott. Aghade House. Died 28th January 1926 aged 48yrs.

John O'Byrne. Ballindrum House. Ballon. Died 2nd July 1959 aged 72yrs.

James Doyle. Rathrush, Rathoe. Died 28th August 1975 aged 52yrs.

John Byrne. Kilcarry, Clonegal. Died 21st April 1963.

Mary Martha Donohoe, Rathrush. Died 31st May 1925 aged 25yrs.

William Nolan. Ballon. Died 8th September 1971 aged 53yrs.

Kate Moran, Carrickslaney. Died 4th October 1924.

Source: Ballon and Rathoe Vol. 1 Peadar Mac Suibhne 1980

1923 Nolan, Ballon.

The Allen Library.

Entry from autograph book of Republican prisoners held in Mountjoy Jail.

Mountjoy Jail, 12th May 1923.

Arrested 27th October 1922, tried by a Military Court-Martial at Carlow Military Barracks on 5th December 1922 with 9 others, charged with being in possession of 1 Lee-Enfield rifle, 1 bandoleer of ammunition for same.

My sentence is still unknown.

Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.

(signed ) Denis Nolan, Conaberry, Ballon, Co. Carlow.

Note from Roger Nowlan

I recognize the Denis Nolan of Cunaberry mentioned in the transcription.

He was the father of the Michael Nolan of Cunaberry (near Ballon) who died around 2002.

A granddaughter of Denis lives in Ardattin.

This is also the family where "Denis" was, for many generations, a signature first name.

http://nolanfamilies.org

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