Allen is a townland in the Killenard area of Laois — meaning it's an old administrative division, not a village. A handful of houses scattered on quiet roads. No pub, no shop, nothing that marks a centre. It exists because the name exists on the map, and a few families live scattered within the boundary.
This is what most of Ireland looks like outside the towns — small clusters, isolated homes, names that have been there for three or four hundred years. Allen is one of them. You pass through. You notice the name on the road sign. Then you keep going.
Part of the Killenard area, south of Portlaoise on the way toward Castlecuffe. 12–15 km from Portlaoise town. No centre to drive to — it's a townland designation on the map.
Not a stop. Nearest services at Killenard, 3km north.