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Ballyboughal History

“Ballyboughal” (Town of the staff) was the name given to the town in the c.1113, when Ceallach, Archbishop of Armagh built the church ad made grants of land around Ballyboughal for the protection of the Bacall Losa, so called as it was believed that it had been given by Jesus to St. Patrick.

This staff was the most important relic of the time, and right up to the 16th Century, hands were laid on it when oaths where taken.

In c.1173 Strongbow and his forces removed the staff to Christchurch Cathedral where it remained until 1538 when it was taken out with other and burnt during the Reformation.

The above inscription is take from the village monument. If you know any history of Ballyboughal please email me.

The village has a pub, but sadly the last pint was pulled in May 2006 and it closed down.

About

Adrian McMahon (aka Aido)
Head of Operations @ Segala
adrian [at] segala [dot] com
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Head of Operations at Segala , responsible for operations, managing compliance teams and end-user testers across the UK and Ireland delivering projects to a global market.

Over 12 years Internet experience with an impressive 9 year history working for AOL UK and AOL Europe where he was responsible for client technology development.

Adrian was the European Client performance Analyst working for AOL Europe. Providing key client functional, impact and performance analysis for European senior management, reporting on the current marketplace performance and trends.

Other roles have included Lead Client Localisation Interactive Media Developer at AOL – assisting in the development of the company’s desktop clients across multi platform technologies for AOL and CompuServe UK.

Peter Donegan
Director Donegan Landscaping Ltd.
info[at]doneganlandscaping[dot]com

Peter studied horticulture for four and a half years. He holds a certificate in commercial horticulture from Teagasc, an Advanced Diploma in Horticulture and the general examination in Horticulture from the royal horticulture society. He is also a Full Member of the Institute of Horticulture.

Peter has been involved in the horticultural industry since 1992. With several working places in Ireland, England and Scotland before starting his own business, Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd.

Peter has been living in Ballyboughal for long enough to make his mark. A local Ballyboughal man (with blow-in status) and a well known business entrepreneur.

Peter has written for many publications; The Farmers Journal and at present Self Build Ireland magazine. Freelance including The Irish Independent, Diarmuid Gavin Design magazine, Horticultural and Landscape Ireland.