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Ballylinan. / 52.9436°N 7.0422°W / 52.9436; -7.0422. Ballylinan or Ballylynan ( Irish: Baile Uí Laigheanáin) [2] is a village in County Laois, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with County Kildare in Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten.
Mountrath ( Irish: Maighean Rátha, meaning 'homestead of the ringfort') [2] is a small town in County Laois, Ireland. [3] The town lies on the R445 midway between Dublin and Limerick, exactly 96.5 km (60 mi) from both cities. The town was bypassed by the M7 motorway in 2010 leading to a significant easing of traffic congestion in the town.
County Laois (/ l iː ʃ / LEESH; Irish: Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster . It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. [3]
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There are approximately 1,162 townlands in County Laois, Ireland. 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.
Clogrennane Castle is a ruined castle in County Carlow, near Clogrennane, about two miles from Carlow on the River Barrow on the county border with County Laois. History [ edit ] The Kavanaghs occupied the land since before the Norman invasion of Ireland until Dullough, the western part of the barony of Idrone , was sold to James Butler, 9th ...
Abbeyleix (/ ˈ æ b i ˌ l iː k s /; Irish: Mainistir Laoise, meaning "Laois Abbey") is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbelyleix is in a civil parish of the same name. Abbeyleix was formerly located on the N8, the main road from Dublin to Cork. At one point, up ...