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Laois County Council is the local authority for the county, and is based in Portlaoise. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 91,657, [ 2 ] an increase of 56% since the 2002 census. History
Historic constituencies in County Laois (1 C, 10 P) H. ... Pages in category "History of County Laois" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase (Irish: Dún Másc [2] "fort of Másc") is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland. [2] Rising 46 metres (151 ft) above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
History of County Laois (6 C, 5 P) M. Mass media in County Laois (3 P) Music in County Laois (1 C, 2 P) P. People from County Laois (5 C, 30 P) Politics of County ...
Lea Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Portarlington, County Laois. A timber castle was built in the late 12th or early 13th century and replaced by a later stone castle. [1] The remains of the castle mostly date to the 13th century and consist of a four-storey donjon and a gatehouse. [2]
Portlaoise [2] (/ p ɔːr t ˈ l iː ʃ / port-LEESH), [3] or Port Laoise (Irish pronunciation: [ˌpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠˈl̪ˠiːʃə]), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland.It is located in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster.
There are approximately 1,162 townlands in County Laois, Ireland. [1] A plain version of this list showing townland names only is also available for easy alphabetical navigation and convenient overview. Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county.
Maryborough East or East Maryborough [1] (Irish: Port Laoise Thoir [2]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Etymology