Laois (pronounced Leash ), also spelt Laoighis or Leix , is a county in the midlands of Ireland . Situated in the province of Leinster , this small county is the only one in Ireland not bordered by another county with a coastline. Area: 1719 km (664 square miles).
1556 by Mary I of England as "Queen's County", Laois received its present Irish language name following the War of Irish Independence. Portlaoise is the county town.
Towns and villages
Abbeyleix , AghaboeBallaghmore, Ballickmoyler , Ballinakill , Ballyfin , Ballylynan , Ballyroan ,Borris-in-ossory Clonenagh Donaghmore, Durrow Emo Mountmellick , MountrathPortarlington , Portlaoise Rathdowney , Rosenallis Stradbally Timahoe Vicarstown
Places of interest
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Ireland Travel Guide: County Laois (1033 words)
Laois is an inland county, one of the smallest at 664 square miles (1,726 square km), and is surrounded by Kildare , Offaly , Tipperary and Kilkenny. Laois was created out of a number of unrelated Gaelic territories and became Queen’s County in 1556 , when Mary was on the throne of England. Laois is pronounced “leesh” and Portlaoise , its county capital and largest town, as “port-leesha.” Its other main towns include Abbeyleix , Mountrath, Mountmellick and Portarlington .
County Laois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (655 words)
County Laois (IPA: [liːʃ]), also spelt Laoighis or Leix (Irish : Contae Laoise), is a county in the midlands of Ireland . Situated in the province of Leinster , this small county is the only one in Ireland not bordered by another county with a coastline. Laois was the subject of two Plantations or colonisations by English settlers.
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