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Travel information County Laois.

County in the midlands of Ireland, forming part of the province of Leinster.

County seat Laois = Portlaoise.


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Holiday Homes / Holiday Cottages / Apartments

  Interhome    -   Holiday homes Ireland

    
Discover Ireland from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.


Cottages4you is the leading provider of self-catered holidays throughout Ireland 

See for more the Page Holiday Homes

Hotels Ireland

  Hotels in Ireland   -   Hotel Guide Ireland

 

    -   Hotels in Cork, Dublin and Galway

Hostels / Budget Accommodations Ireland

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability. 

Travel Agent / Tour Operators

  The Adventure Company 
Adventurecompany.co.uk is the leading specialist of Family Adventure Holidays with infant adventures, teenage departures and single parent holidays.

   -   Create your perfect trip

 
Golfbreaks.com is the UK's premier service for organising Golf Breaks and Golf Days, providing tailor-made golfbreaks at discounted prices and hundreds of special offers!



  Abercrombie & Kent   -   Canal & River Cruising
  Blakes Holiday Boating
  Caledonian Tours 
Dublin,  Letterkenny [ Mount Errigal ],  Donegal,  Westport + Galway
  Cashel Travel   -   Irish Clan Tours
Cashel Travel has organised many clan group visits and can help by researching places of interest to specific clans. They can make contact with places of interest to organise visits to specific clan sites [ they can often arrange to see houses and castles not open to the public ].
  Crown Blue Lines   -   boating holidays
  Customline Travel 
Specialists in short breaks and tailor-made tours for coach groups to Southern Ireland
  Owen's Travelmaster   -   Couch Tours   -   from Oswestry, Shropshire
  Slack's Travel 
Coach holidays Ireland from Derbyshire (see boarding locations), Nottingham (boarding points Ripley & Derby) and South Yorkshire (boarding point Chesterfield.
  Stena Lines Holidays
  Vagabond   -   4x4 Adventure Tours in Ireland
  Wallace Arnold   -   Ireland Holidays

Travel Guides Ireland / Related books

Ireland Guides [ at Amazon.co.uk ] 

Transport / How do I travel to Laois

  Cork Airport
  Dublin Airport
  Shannon Airport

  

  Air Southwest

  Ebookers   -   
Book cheap flights to Dublin at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights / Cheap Flight to Ireland

  Norfolk Line
Ferries to Ireland from Liverpool ( ferry to Ireland ).

    - Liverpool - Dublin v.v. and more
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

FerryCheap 

  British Rail 
  Irish Rail 

  Bus - Irish Bus

  Maps International  - Maps of Ireland
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  Ireland   -   AA Ireland  Route Planning
  Ireland   -   Map-ireland.com  -  Getting around in Ireland
Browse maps of Ireland and locate Places To Stay and Things To Do in Ireland; Create your own route for your holiday in Ireland. Select two or more destinations in your chosen order and you will be given a detailed map with listed references to guide you there.
AA Road Atlas Ireland (Ireland S.) 
  Online Maps [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection Europe   ]


Links 

  Travel Insurance

  Laois Tourism
Walking in midlands of Ireland, Irish Archaeological & Heritage Sites and Paintballing in Laois

  Laois County Council 

  Portlaoise   -   county town of County Laois

  Mountmellick
Mountmellick was once the centre of a significant Quaker settlement, and at the time of the Famine had 8,000 people. Before the Famine of the mid-19th century Mountmellick was a significant industrial town, when it was known as "little Manchester".

More towns and villages in Laois : Abbeyleix, Aghaboe, Arles, Ballacolla, Ballaghmore, Ballickmoyler, Ballinakill , Ballybrittas, Ballybrophy, Ballyfin, Ballylinan, Ballyroan, Borris-in-Ossory, Castletown, Clonaslee, Clonenagh, Cullohill, Donaghmore, Durrow, Emo, Errill, Graiguecullen, Killeshin, Killeen, Killenard, Mountrath, Newtown, Portarlington, Raheen, Rathdowney, Rosenallis, Stradbally, The Swan, Shanahoe, Timahoe, Vicarstown.

  List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

  Ballyfin House 
  Castle Durrow   -   Castle Durrow Hotel Ireland   -   Irish Country House Hotel
Built by Capt. William Flower [ later to become Viscount Ashbrook ] in 1716 as his family home in the Midlands of Ireland, its pre Palladian design and formal gardens were the height of fashion in their day and the grey / blue cut stone contrasts with the breathtaking views of the landscape.
  Emo Court   -   see Wikipedia
Large neo-classical mansion, formal and symmetrical in its design and with beautifully proportioned rooms inside. It was designed by the architect James Gandon in 1790 for John Dawson, the first Earl of Portarlington.
  Mountmellick Quaker Museum
  Rock of Dunamase
  Slieve Bloom Mountains   -   Slievebloom.ie 
Come to the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the very heart of Ireland less than 2 hours from Dublin Galway, The Northern Counties, Cork and Wexford.
Nature lovers : Eco walks, Looped Walks, Long distance Walks- Slieve Bloom Way/Offaly Way, Guided Wildernss Walks, Horse-trekking, Horsedrawn caravan. Self guided, free maps or guided.We cater for all levels of walker. The Slieve Blooms are easy to walk.
See also Wikipedia
  Stradbally House

Cuisine  -  Irish Recipes

  Irish food

History Laois

  History of Laois   -   see Wikipedia

  Great_Irish_Famine
  Irish Steam Preservation society 
Steam Musuem, Display of Traction Engines and Old Farm Machinery. It is said that htis museum is the leading steam museum in Ireland.
  Quakers   -   see Religious Society_of_Friends
Founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity...

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

  Dunamase Arts Centre, Portlaoise

  Mountmellick embroidery

  Bealtaine 
Bealtaine is Ireland's national festival celebrating creativity in older age and includes all art forms; theatre, literature, dance, film, storytelling, music, contemporary art, painting and sculpture.
  Stradbally Steam Rally
Annual Steam Rally in Stradbally  -  August.  See Irish Steam Preservation society.

  Ceolas   -   home of Celtic music on the internet, since 1994
Ceolas houses the largest online collection of information on celtic music, and has links to hundreds of related sites.
What is Celtic Music?, Resources, What is Celtic dance, Instruments, Live Music & regional Guides, Tuens, and more.
  Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann   -   promoting the music, culture and Arts of Ireland
  Culture in Ireland   -   literature & arts, music & dance
  Irish Music Magazine
  Irish Traditional Music Archive 
  Liveireland.com 

Web Portal / Irish Directories / Irish Search Engine

  Mountmellick Community Website
  Portlaoise pictures and stories

  Tourismresources.ie 

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