County Laois

Co.Laois Map (source: Wikipedia)

County Laois was created in 1556 by Mary I of England as Queen's County. Laois received its current Irish language name following the Irish War of Independence although is known historically as a place where a large number of Quakers settled, and is now home to a Quaker museum, as well as Donaghmore Workhouse and Famine Museum, which remembers the great famine. (1853 - 1886)

Links

Primary Reference Links

• GENUKI: County Laois (Queens County)

Countywide Interest

• County Laois IGP Pages

• Laois Genealogy

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Griffiths Valuation Ballyadams Parish & Bordwell Parish

• 1824 Pigot's Directory for Maryborough

Maps and Photographs

Register Offices

Portlaoise
Civil Registration Office, Births, Deaths, Marriages & Civil Registrar of Marriages
Health Centre
Dublin Road
Portlaoise
Co. Laois

Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9:30 - 12:30 & 2:00 - 4:15
Contact: 057 86 92800

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.

Back to Republic of Ireland

Back to Ireland

Back to World Index Page