Ballylinan

Also known as Ballylynan

Ballylinan or Ballylynan () is a town in County Laois, about from the border with County Kildare in Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten.

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Place details

Region: Leinster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 1,084
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ballylinan
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: The_main_street_of_Ballylynan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1431306.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main Street
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: County Laois
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 1167
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Image: The main street of Ballylynan - geograph.org.uk - 1431306.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: S644885
Commons category: Ballylinan
native label: Baile Uí Laigheanáin

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Ballylinan or Ballylynan () is a town in County Laois, about from the border with County Kildare in Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten.

==Transport== A 12-mile railway line linking Ballylinan to the nearby towns of Athy, County Kildare and Wolfhill, County Laois was opened in September 1918 by the British government during WW1 to aid the supply of coal. It was closed at the end of 1929 but the section connecting Ballylinan to Athy was retained for sugar beet traffic until 1963, when it was fully closed. Some of the trackbed still exists around the Athy area.