Ballybrophy (historically Ballybrohy, from Irish: Baile Uí Bhróithe, meaning 'townland of Ó Bróithe/Brophy')[1][2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It had a population of 145 as of the 2002 census, and forms part of the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area. It is best known for the Ballybrophy railway station, which is at a junction on the country's main Dublin-Cork railway line.
^Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
^A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
Ballybrophy (historically Ballybrohy, from Irish: Baile Uí Bhróithe, meaning 'townland of Ó Bróithe/Brophy') is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It...
Ballybrophy is a railway station in the village of Ballybrophy, County Laois, Ireland, halfway between Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney in the Barony of...
Irish "Uí Bhróithe" or "Ó Bróithe" septs that were located mostly around Ballybrophy, Laois, and in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. The family has been prominent...
Mallow only. Stations served on this line are Dublin Heuston Portlaoise Ballybrophy Templemore Thurles Limerick Junction Charleville Mallow Cork Kent This...
Athlone as well as Galway, Westport and Ballina. From Ballybrophy trains run on the Ballybrophy line to Nenagh and Limerick direct. Past Railways There...
line at Ballybrophy.) Due to speed restrictions, this alternative Dublin – Limerick route can take 60 minutes longer (with a change at Ballybrophy) than...
Mon - Fri), and two trains to Ballybrophy. Sunday services included one train to Limerick Colbert and one to Ballybrophy. There is significant criticism[citation...
Portlaoise (end of commuter services from Heuston) Ballybrophy (junction for stations on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line), Limerick Junction (for transfer...
station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected...
potential new station at Ballysimon and "more frequent services" on the Ballybrophy line. Thornton, Katy (17 October 2022). "Limerick getting 'the first...
through main line trains between Limerick and Dublin without reversal at Ballybrophy or Limerick Junction itself, trains using the direct curve being unable...
The station is the terminus of the Dublin–Limerick, Limerick–Nenagh–Ballybrophy and Limerick–Ennis–Galway lines. Connections for Cork, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir...
Nenagh railway station is on the Limerick to Ballybrophy line. Passengers can connect at Ballybrophy to trains heading northeast to Dublin or southwest...
connecting trains provide links to Ballina, Westport, Galway, Ennis, Ballybrophy, Nenagh, Limerick, Killarney, Tralee and Cork. Kilkenny Airport is only...
railway station is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line between Ballybrophy and Cloughjordan. At Ballybrophy it joins the main Cork-Dublin line....
intercity services to Cork, Limerick, Killarney & Tralee. The Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line travels through the south of the county however there are...
Annacotty railway station, on the Ballybrophy branch, served the village of Annacotty in County Limerick, Ireland. The station opened on 8 August 1858...
has three operational railway lines passing through it, the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line leading to North Tipperary stopping at Castleconnell, Birdhill...
the following routes: Limerick-Ennis-Galway Limerick-Nenagh Limerick-Ballybrophy Limerick-Limerick Junction Manulla Junction-Ballina They also operate...
stations are in Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea, all on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line, a feeder service to the main Cork to Dublin line, operated...
for a year and were replaced by a service that slipped at Kildare and Ballybrophy before taking the line to Limerick through Nenagh. The GS&WR began introducing...
Southern & Western Railway creating a through route to Limerick via Ballybrophy. The line to Killaloe lost its passenger services on 17 July 1931 and...
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