Ballybrittas
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Ballybrittas is a small village
in the northeast of County Laois
, Ireland
situated on the R445
about 5 km SE of Monasterevin
, County Kildare
. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is the current County Laois East Division Tidy Towns champion. Commercial outlets include a pub, a service station, a shop/post office
and a number of small businesses.
The local schools and churches are nearby in Rath and Killenard, while two local Gaelic Athletic Association
clubs, Courtwood
and O'Dempseys
are nearby.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the northeast of County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
situated on the R445
R445 road
The R445 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route is a non-motorway alternative route to the N7/M7 motorway between Dublin and Limerick. Indeed, much of the route comprises roads that were formerly part of the N7 between the cities, prior to motorway and other bypasses...
about 5 km SE of Monasterevin
Monasterevin
Situated 63 km from Dublin on the R445 road, Monasterevin has been relieved of much through traffic by the opening in 2004 of a new section of the M7 motorway bypassing the town on the N7 Dublin to Limerick route...
, County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is the current County Laois East Division Tidy Towns champion. Commercial outlets include a pub, a service station, a shop/post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and a number of small businesses.
The local schools and churches are nearby in Rath and Killenard, while two local Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
clubs, Courtwood
Courtwood
Courtwood GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small catchment area around the village of Ballybrittas and the local school Rath NS.The...
and O'Dempseys
O'Dempseys
O'Dempseys Gaelic Athletic Association club is a gaelic football club in Killenard, County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1951, won the Laois Junior Football Championship title in that same year and followed up by winning the Laois Intermediate Football Championship title the following...
are nearby.