Ireland

County Laois

County Laois, or Laois in Irish, was once known as Queen's County. Located in the midlands of Ireland, it is home to the River Nore and the River Barrow which provide excellent angling. Our county town is Portlaoise and we have a population of approximately 80,559. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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443 Group Members 264 Ancestors 11 Buildings 9 Timeline Events

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Ancestors from Laois

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Jane Molloy

Mountmellick (Laois) +others Laois DOB: 1st January 1847

Martin Dillon

Aghaboe (Laois) +others Laois DOB: 1st November 1801

Judith Dillon

Offerlane (Laois) +others Laois DOB: 1st August 1837

Michael Malone

Killeshin (Laois) +others Laois DOB: 29th September 1858

Buildings from Laois

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Killabban Castletown church (Church of Ireland) erected from 1801 to 1806 'to replace an earlier church at this location — Castletown church

This manor house was demolished in the 1930s — Anngrove abbey near Mountrath

Ruins of the Dysartgallen Church & Graveyard in the townland of Aughnacross — Ruins of the Dysartgallen Church & Graveyard

Timeline from Laois

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Laois.

1880

1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

20th Oct 1889

1930

1936 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

27th Sep 1936

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Roman Catholic Churches 1801-1840; Martin Dillon family

30 Mar 2024 02:55

Flemmings in County Laois

5 Feb 2024 04:00

Malone/Kelly's from Rossmore County Laois

21 Jan 2024 01:52

Maher + Kealy, Maher + King

20 Jan 2024 21:50

Laois Local Guide

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A Wistful Eye - The Tragedy of a Titanic Shipwright

Antrim +others Laois

We Were Rich and We Didn t Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

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