Ballybrittas
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| Ballybrittas Baile Bhriotáis |
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| Coordinates: 53°07′01″N 7°07′59″W / 53.117°N 7.133°WCoordinates: 53°07′01″N 7°07′59″W / 53.117°N 7.133°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 768 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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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. 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.
