Ballyroan

Ballyroan civil parish lies right beside that of Abbeyleix. There is a small village called Ballyroan incresing in size as new houses are built for those who wish to commute to where-ever they work. People would even commute to Dublin!

Roads lead from Ballyroan village to Portlaoise, Abbeyleix and Carlow. There is a Protestant church in the centre of the village and a Roman Catholic Church just outside the village. The village is only two and a half miles from Abbeyleix and there are many people from Ballyroan buried in Abbeyleix. The Roman catholic Parish records for Ballyroan are to be found amongst those of Abbeyleix.

Ballyroan Civil Parish, description Samuel Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

In the Church of Ireland, Abbeyleix, Aughmacart, Ballinakill, Ballyroan, Durrow & Killermogh are part of Abbeyleix & Killermogh Church of Ireland Parish

Roman Catholic Parish Records on microfilm:

Abbeyleix and Ballyroan
Baptisms: June 6th, 1824 - Aug 23rd, 1830
Jan 19th, 1838-Dec?26th, 1849
April 6th, 1850- Jan 5th, 1879
Jan 6th, 1878 - Dec 5th, 1880
Index: 1850-1878
Marriages: July 2nd, 1824 - July 28th, 1830
Jan 30th, 1838 - Nov 22nd, 1880
NLI Pos: 4199

Abbeyleix & Ballyroan Roman Catholic (R.C.) Parish Baptismal index June-Aug 1824

Abbeyleix R.C. Baptismal Index (Misc. surnames) 1825-1830

Ballyroan area Maps

Discovery series Map No. 60: Kilkenny, Laois, Tipperary: (parts of Co. Laois covered: Abbeyleix - Aghaboe - Aghmacart - Ballacolla - Ballinakill - Ballyroan - Borris in Ossory - Castlefleming -Clogh - Cullahill - Donaghmore - Durrow - Grantstown - Rathdowney)