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. A Church of Ireland church just outside the village is known as Rathdaire.The local Gaelic Athletic Association club Courtwood is nearby.
Notable people Jack Adair (1823–1885), Scots-Irish businessman and landowner, 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
See also List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Ballybrittas in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)