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Ballybrittas
Village in County Laois, Ireland
Village in County Laois, Ireland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ballybrittas |
| native_name | Baile Briotáis |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Ballybrittas, County Laois - geograph.org.uk - 1819080.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Ballybrittas from the southwest (R445) |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Leinster |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name3 | County Laois |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 388 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | WET |
| utc_offset1 | +0 |
| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
| utc_offset1_DST | -1 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | Irish Grid Reference |
| blank_info |
Ballybrittas (, IPA:[ˈbˠalʲəˈbʲɾʲɪt̪ˠaːʃ]) is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SW of Monasterevin, County Kildare. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway.
Amenities
Businesses in the village include a pub, a service station, and a number of small businesses.
The local schools and churches are nearby in Rath and Killenard, while the local Gaelic Athletic Association club Courtwood is nearby.
Notable people
- Fergal Byron (born 1974), Laois Gaelic footballer
- Charlotte Dease (1873-1953), author
- Edmund Dease (1829-1904), Irish politician
- Robert Johnson (1745-1833) Irish judge and pamphleteer
- Eddie Kinsella (born 1966), Gaelic football referee
- James Lalor (1829-1922), Australian politician
- Stephen Radcliffe (1904-1982), first-class cricketer and British Army officer
References
References
- (April 2016). "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballybrittas". Central Statistics Office.
- "Baile Briotáis / Ballybrittas". Irish Placenames Commission.
- (16 December 2016). "Eddie Blows Final Whistle at County Level". [[Laois Nationalist]].
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