Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla (), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. âÂÂIn Irish it is called Bolliacholla, i.e., Baile aâ Chalaidh, the townland of the ... long, coarse, sedgy grassâ de réir an Chorragánaigh; deir sé âÂÂDr. JoyceâÂÂs explanation ⦠town of a man named Colla, is incorrectâÂÂ.
As of the 2016 census, Ballacolla had a population of 136 people.