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Ballybrittas

Ballybrittas
Baile Bhriotáis
Town
View of Ballybrittas from the southwest (R445)
View of Ballybrittas from the southwest (R445)
Ballybrittas is located in Ireland
Ballybrittas
Ballybrittas
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°07′01″N 7°07′59″W / 53.117°N 7.133°W / 53.117; -7.133Coordinates: 53°07′01″N 7°07′59″W / 53.117°N 7.133°W / 53.117; -7.133
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Laois
Population
 • Urban 768
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Ballybrittas (Irish: Baile Briotáis) 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.

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.



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