Ballinabranna
| Ballinabranna Irish: Baile na mBreatnach | |
| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
 Ballinabranna National School | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S686710 |
| Location: | 52°47’8"N, 6°59’6"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 466 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Ballinabranna or Ballinabrannagh is a small village in County Carlow. It is to be found about fivce miles south of Carlow and three miles from Junction 6 of the M9 motorway. It is within the townland of Ballinabrannagh and the Barony of Idrone West.
The 2016 census recorded a population of 466.
History
Traditionally a rural townland, Ballinabrannagh developed into a nucleated village due to its proximity to the M9 motorway. The Milford Park and Gort na Gréine housing developments, built in the late-2000s and 2010s respectively, significantly expanded the population of the area. It was first included (as Ballinabrannagh) as a census town for the 2011 census, at which time it had a population of 389 people.[1]
The village has a church (St. Fintan's), a child daycare, a GAA club/gym, and a national (primary) school.
References
- Baile na mBreatnach / Ballinabranagh: Placenames Database of Ireland