Welcome to Ballinalee

The village of Ballinalee is situated on the Camlin River, in the Parish of Clonbroney. The name is derived from the Irish, "Béal Átha na Laogh" - the mouth of the ford of the calves. Ballinalee was formerly called St Johnstown. St Johnstown was owned by Lord Granard. It was a plantation town, consisting of a borough and township and returned two members of parliament. The Parish of Clonbroney is situated approx 8 miles NE of Longford town.

The village of Ballinalee (formerly known as St. Johnstown) is midway between Longford and Granard on the R194. The parish consists of 13,200 acres and is bordered by the following parishes: Killoe, Edgeworthtown, Granard, Colmcille and Ballynamuck. There are 56 Townlands, some with very unusual names - France, Cavan and Leitrim. There are several churches namely St James Clonbroney, Holy Trinity Ballinalee, St Johns Church of Ireland Ballinalee. The name of the National School is Scoil Samhthann and is situated on the Granard Road.