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Balana

An Siopa Glas connects volunteer work, reuse and improvements to the community around this Carlow townland.

Recorded locationBallon52.73852° N · 6.77092° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Balana · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Ballon · English · main form

Place & story

A community shop takes shape

Ballon Improvement Group established An Siopa Glas in 2012. Its contemporary account describes donated clothes, furniture, household goods and books being offered for sale, with proceeds supporting village improvements. Produce from the school’s organic garden also reached the shop. The initiative brought together volunteers, gardeners and people giving unwanted possessions a further use. [2]

Recognition for preventing waste

In September 2014, the Local Authority Prevention Network announced that An Siopa Glas had won the EPA Waste Prevention Award and a €1,000 prize. Its report describes waste wood from a local sawmill being made into picnic tables, beehives and display stands. Shop income supported projects including footpaths and planting. These practical activities explain how the award connected reduced waste with visible changes in Ballon. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Carlow
Barony
Forth
Civil parish
Ballon
Coordinates
52.73852, -6.77092
Mapped area
1.28 km²
Logainm ID
3137 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Ballon Improvement Group 2011–2012: contemporary Siopa Glas reports · Ballon Improvement Group, Ballon Village
  3. Ballon wins EPA Waste Prevention Award, 10 September 2014 · Local Authority Prevention Network
  4. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.