Queen's County becomes Laois | Ireland Reaching Out

1922

In 1556, Queen Mary granted County Laois its shiredom, naming it Queen's County.

This name remained until the establishement of the Irish Free State.

Queen's County was renamed County Laois in 1922 following the War of Independence.

Communities Associated with this Timeline

Laois, Ireland — Counties Laois

Ancestors Associated with these Communities

John Boland 1851 — John Boland

Roscommon (Roscommon) Laois DOB:7th Mar 1851

Elizabeth Dunn 1828 — Elizabeth Dunn

Laois DOB:28th May 1828

Offerlane (Laois) Laois DOB:1787

Buildings Associated with these Communities

Country Road Signs Near Coolnacart — Country Road in County Laois, near Coolnacart

Anngrove, home of the Scott family in Mountrath — Via Mountrath, laios