Vicarstown

This article is about the village in Ireland. For the town in Cumbria, see Vickerstown. For the fictional town in Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series, see Island of Sodor.

Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary^[1] (Irish: Baile an Bhiocáire, meaning 'town of the vicar'), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.

Vicarstown Baile an Bhiocáire
Village
Entering Vicarstown on the R427
Vicarstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.0517°N 7.0837°W / 53.0517; -7.0837
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Laois

R427 approaching the bridge over the Grand Canal and to the left is the Vicarstown Inn bar.

Sport

Annanough (Áth na nEac in Irish) is the local Gaelic football team.

Vicarstown is the location of the only parkrun in County Laois.

Facilities

The village has a Catholic church, a community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association field. The village also has a bar and a place to rent canal barges.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Henry Grattan, the orator and politician, having been awarded £50,000 by the Irish Parliament in 1782 to purchase lands, bought property in this area from the Cosby family of Stradbally.^{[citation needed]}
• Patrick Noel Turley, rugby player who was capped for Ireland against England in 1962. Was later not allowed to play GAA for local team.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland