Ballyadams
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Ballyadams
Baile Adaim (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Ballyadams is orange and in the east. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Laois |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.45 km2 (37.63 sq mi) |
Ballyadams (Irish: Baile Adaim[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[2][3][4]
Ballyadams barony is named after Ballyadams Castle, a 15th-century fortified house near Ballylynan.[citation needed]
Geography
Ballyadams is located in the east of the county, north of the River Douglas and west of the River Barrow (where it forms part of the border with County Kildare). It is a limestone region, with some anthracite coal being mined in the past.[5]
