| County Laois | |
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| Area: | 1,719 kmē |
| Capital: | Portlaoise |
| Code: | LS |
| Population: | 58,774 (2002) |
| Province: | Leinster |
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 kmē (664 square miles).
Created in 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.
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Towns and villages
- Abbeyleix Aghaboe
- Ballaghmore Ballickmoyler Ballinakill Ballyfin Ballylynan Borris-in-ossory
- Cashel Clonenagh
- Donaghmore Durrow
- Mountmellick Mountrath
- Portarlington Portlaoise
- Rathdowney Rosenallis
- Stradbally
- Timahoe
- Vicarstown
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Places of interest
- Slieve Bloom Mountains
- Rock of Dunamase
| Counties of Ireland | |
| Republic of Ireland: Carlow | Cavan | Clare | Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Galway | Kerry | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Leitrim | Limerick | Longford | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Monaghan | Offaly | Roscommon | Sligo | Tipperary (North, South) | Waterford | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |
| Northern Ireland: Antrim | Armagh | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Tyrone | |
| Provinces of Ireland: Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster | |
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