Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla (Irish: Baile Cholla),[2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland.

It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway.

‘In Irish it is called Bolliacholla, i.e., Baile a’ Chalaidh, the townland of the ... long, coarse, sedgy grass’ de réir an Chorragánaigh; deir sé ‘Dr.

Joyce’s explanation … town of a man named Colla, is incorrect’.

[2] As of the 2016 census, Ballacolla had a population of 136 people.