Jamestown, County Laois

Jamestown (Irish: Baile Thaidhg Dhuibh, meaning "the town of black Tadhg")[1] is a small village on a crossroads between Ballybrittas in County Laois and Monasterevin in County Kildare, in Ireland.

Cottage and closed pub on a junction with the R445 regional road

The local gaelic football team, Jamestown GAA, existed in Jamestown during the middle of the 20th century before fading out of existence in the 1960's.

References

  1. "Baile Thaidhg Dhuibh / Jamestown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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