Blue Ball, County Offaly

Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas (Irish: An Phailís), is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Tullamore, at the junction of the N52 and the R357 roads, in the civil parish of Killoughy.

Blue Ball
An Phailís
Village
The Blue Ball pub at Blue Ball
Blue Ball
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′N 7°37′W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyOffaly
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Pallas Lough, also in the civil parish of Killoughy, is a small fishing lake located to the east of the village.

Butterfield Estate, near Blue Ball, hosts an annual agricultural and livestock show, the Tullamore Show.

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