Ballacolla
Baile Cholla | |
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Village | |
![]() Pub in Ballycolla | |
Coordinates: 52°52′57″N 7°26′48″W / 52.8825°N 7.4468°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Laois |
Population | 136 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla ( Irish: Baile Cholla), [2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. ‘In Irish it is called Bolliacholla, i.e., Baile a’ Chalaidh, the townland of the ... long, coarse, sedgy grass’ de réir an Chorragánaigh; deir sé ‘Dr. Joyce’s explanation … town of a man named Colla, is incorrect’. [2]
As of the 2016 census, Ballacolla had a population of 136 people. [1]
Ballacolla
Baile Cholla | |
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Village | |
![]() Pub in Ballycolla | |
Coordinates: 52°52′57″N 7°26′48″W / 52.8825°N 7.4468°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Laois |
Population | 136 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla ( Irish: Baile Cholla), [2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. ‘In Irish it is called Bolliacholla, i.e., Baile a’ Chalaidh, the townland of the ... long, coarse, sedgy grass’ de réir an Chorragánaigh; deir sé ‘Dr. Joyce’s explanation … town of a man named Colla, is incorrect’. [2]
As of the 2016 census, Ballacolla had a population of 136 people. [1]