Ballylinan or Ballylynan (Irish: Baile Uí Laigheanáin)[2] is a village in County Laois, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with County Kildare in Ireland.

A 12-mile railway line linking Ballylinan to the nearby towns of Athy, County Kildare and Wolfhill, County Laois was opened in September 1918 by the British government during WW1 to aid the supply of coal.

[6] In the 14 years between the 2002 and 2016 census, the population of the town increased nearly three-fold, from 430 people to 1,101 inhabitants.

[4][5] The town has a number of shops, a church, a Garda (police) station, school, garage, park, Pharmacy (just opened), and pub.

Ballylinan GAA is the local Gaelic football club.