On the west side of the divide is the more residential area of Kingswood, and most of the industrial land is on the east.
Companies based in Ballymount include Smurfit, Virgin Media Television, DHL, Johnson Brothers, and the bus depot of Go-Ahead Ireland.
The original name give to the area was Bellamount ("beautiful mount") in reference to the pre-existing mound (Bronze Age grave).
It is John Butler who is reputed to have built the folly (sham ruin) for his daughter's wedding day.
[2] At the end of the 18th century, the lands of Garranstown and Kingswood merged under the ownership of the Cullen family.