Ballacolla

Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla (Irish: Baile Cholla),^[2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. ‘In Irish it is called Bolliacholla, i.e., Baile a’ Chalaidh, the townland of the ... long, coarse, sedgy grass’ de réir an Chorragánaigh; deir sé ‘Dr. Joyce’s explanation … town of a man named Colla, is incorrect’.^[2]

Ballacolla Baile Cholla
Village
Pub in Ballycolla
Ballacolla Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.8825°N 7.4468°W / 52.8825; -7.4468
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Laois
Population  (2016)[1]	136
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

As of the 2016 census, Ballacolla had a population of 136 people.^[1]