Ballyhuppahane
Ballyhuppahane
Baile Uí Shopacháin | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
  Ballyhuppahane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°05′29″N 7°27′03″W / 53.091428°N 7.450962°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Urban | 54 |
| • Rural | 91 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N3770105561 |
Ballyhuppahane, also spelt Ballyhuppahaun, (Irish: Baile Uí Shopacháin, meaning 'O'Soppahan's town')[1] [2] is a townland in County Laois, Ireland.
Features
Ballyhuppahane is situated in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and there are a number of walks nearby.[citation needed] Most of the area is covered in forest. The trees were planted by local farmers on marginal land unsuitable for farming. The neighbourhood of Ballyhuppahane has some recreational areas such as the Cathole Falls.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Irish Placenames Database[permanent dead link], catalogue card image. Retrieved: 2010-06-03
- ^ Irish Placenames Database Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, text records list. Retrieved: 2010-06-03
- ^ See 'Ireland basks in hottest day of year so far', Irish Times, 17 July 2006.
External links
- Ordnance Survey of Ireland, maps of Ballyhuppahane
