Ballybrittas
Ballybrittas 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, while the local Gaelic Athletic Association club Courtwood is nearby.
Notable people
- Fergal Byron, Laois Gaelic footballer
- Charlotte Dease, author
- Edmund Dease, Irish politician
- Robert Johnson Irish judge and pamphleteer
- Eddie Kinsella, Gaelic football referee
- James Lalor, Australian politician
- Stephen Radcliffe, first-class cricketer and British Army officer