Ballylinan
Baile Uí Laigheanáin | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°56′37″N 7°02′32″W / 52.9436°N 7.0422°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Laois |
Population | 1,167 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | S644885 |
Ballylinan or Ballylynan (Irish: Baile Uí Laigheanáin)[2] is a village in County Laois, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with County Kildare in Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten.