Slieve Blooms

The gentle rolling hills of the SLIEVE BLOOM MOUNTAINS rise from the central plains of Ireland, forming a natural link between Counties Laois and ...

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Rock of Dunamaise

Stunning views of the surrounding countryside make the towering Rock of Dunamase a strategic place to build a ...

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Stradbally Steam Museum

The Stradbally Steam Museum celebrates the steam engines that once ruled Ireland’s railways, built its roads and worked its farms....

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Emo Court

Emo Court is a country villa designed by architect James Gandon (1743-1823), best known for his great public buildings, including the Custom House and the Four Courts in ...

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Abbeyleix

The original town of Abbeyleix grew up near the River Nore, on the site of an early Christian ...

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Timahoe

An extraordinary carved doorway makes this the most elegant round tower in ...

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Heywood Gardens

Heywood Gardens is the site of two garden types: the great park created by Frederick Trench in the late 1700s and the small interlocked formal gardens created by Sir Edwin ...

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Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Museum

Visitors to the Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Museum see the rooms of an Irish workhouse almost exactly as they appeared in the late ...

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Durrow

The great oak forests that once covered ancient Ireland gave Durrow its name, which comes from Daurmagh Ua nDuach, or the Oak Plain of the people known as the Uí ...

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Poet’s Cottage

This replica thatched cottage gives visitors a sense of what daily life must have been like for most people in rural Ireland in the 1800s....

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Slieve Blooms

The gentle rolling hills of the SLIEVE BLOOM MOUNT...

Rock of Dunamaise

Stunning views of the surrounding countryside make...

Stradbally Steam Museum

The Stradbally Steam Museum celebrates the steam e...

Emo Court

Emo Court is a country villa designed by architect...

Abbeyleix

The original town of Abbeyleix grew up near the Ri...

Timahoe

An extraordinary carved doorway makes this the mos...

Heywood Gardens

Heywood Gardens is the site of two garden types: t...

Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Mu

Visitors to the Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultu...

Durrow

The great oak forests that once covered ancient Ir...

Poet’s Cottage

This replica thatched cottage gives visitors a sen...

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Go Organic Down on the Farm!

Local and organic are the two main buzzwords in food today. And both of these elements combine in a wonderful event ...

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Durrow Laois Howya Festival 2010

A Howling Success If attendances are anything to go by then the Durrow Laois “Howya” Festival is rapidly becoming one of the top ...

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Electric Picnic Accommodation/Transport

Late accommodation availability for the Electric Picnic The following listed accommodations still have availability:Portlaoise Heritage Hotel Tel: 057 86 78588Electric Picnic Sunday ...

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