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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mountbolus

Mountbolus (Irish: Cnocán Bhólais) is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the parish of Killoughey situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, 13 km south-west of Tullamore.

It has a church, a national (primary) school and one public house.

The area's GAA club is Kilcormac/Killoughey GAA. When Offaly won the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the goalkeeper on the team was Stephen Byrne from the club.

References

  1. ^ "Cnocán Bhólais / Mountbolus". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ Harrington, John (13 April 2020). "Flashback: 1998 All-Ireland SHC semi-final replay - Offaly v Clare". Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 24 May 2021.