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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.
Island of Irish Rail 1906. Portarlington, historically called Cooletoodera [2] (from Irish: Cúil an tSúdaire, meaning 'nook of the tanner'), is a town on the border of County Laois and County Offaly, Ireland.
Maryborough Gaol was built c. 1789 in a Neoclassical style. It is a seven-bay, two-storey building over a concealed basement with a three-bay central breakfront, built of limestone and Portland stone.
The parish is served by two churches: St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick and St. Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo. [3]The main church is St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick. Building of this church started in 1864, to be completed in 18
Originally meetings of Laois County Council were held in Portlaoise Courthouse. [1] After the courthouse became inadequate, a purpose-built facility was built in May 1982. [2] [3] [4] An extension, linked to the existing County Hall building by a single storey glazed corridor, was completed in 2007.
The Gothic revival Roman Catholic parish church of Raheen is dedicated to St. Fintan and dates from 1857. [2] The first Catholic church, a thatched chapel, was built in 1729 on a site granted by a Protestant family named Baldwin.
Castletown is known as "The Tidiest Village in Laois". [citation needed] Chairman of the Tidy Towns committee is Seán Fleming, TD.In 1998, Castletown were just four points behind the national winner.
The courthouse, which was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1805. [1] It was re-modelled to the designs of James Rawson Carroll in 1875. [1]