"Laois" redirects here. For other uses, see Laois (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Laos.
County in Leinster, Ireland
County Laois
Contae Laoise
County
Coat of arms
Nickname:
The O'Moore County
Motto(s):
Irish: I bpáirt leis an bpobal "In partnership with the community"
Country
Ireland
Province
Leinster
Region
Eastern and Midland
Established
1556[1]
County town
Portlaoise
Government
• Local authority
Laois County Council
• Dáil constituency
Laois–Offaly
• EP constituency
South
Area
• Total
1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
• Rank
23rd
Highest elevation
(Arderin)
527 m (1,729 ft)
Population
(2022)[2]
• Total
91,657
• Rank
23rd
• Density
53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
R32 (primarily)
Telephone area codes
057 (primarily)
Vehicle index mark code
LS
Website
Official website
County Laois (/liːʃ/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] The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Historically, it has also been known as County Leix.
Laois County Council is the local authority for the county, and is based in Portlaoise.
At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 91,657,[2] an increase of 56% since the 2002 census.
^"'Geographical loyalty'? Counties, palatinates, boroughs and ridings". 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ ab"Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^Laois County Council site: History of Laois https://laois.ie/departments/heritage/history-of-laois/ Archived 7 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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The LaoisCounty Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards...
election to all 19 seats on LaoisCounty Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. CountyLaois was divided into 3 local...
Mountains are in the southern part of the county on the border with CountyLaois. Offaly has the 24th highest county peak in Ireland. The highest point is...
the county was renamed CountyLaois. The town forms part of the Portlaoise local electoral area and municipal district for elections to LaoisCounty Council...
The Laoiscounty football team (/liːʃ/ LEESH) represents Laois in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Laois GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic...
the constituency of Midlands–North-West, with the transfer of CountyLaois and County Offaly from South. This change was implemented by the Electoral...
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serial killer. Kelly was born in 1930 in the small town of Rathdowney, CountyLaois. He and his family moved to Dublin in the early 1940s, where Kelly became...
LaoisCounty Infirmary (Irish: Otharlann Chontae Laoise) was a hospital in Portlaoise, CountyLaois, Ireland. The infirmary was built by David Henry in...
in western Jutland Borris, County Carlow, a village Borris, CountyLaois, a civil parish Borris Great, Borris, CountyLaois, a townland in the above civil...
Cashel Man is a bog body from a bog near Cashel in CountyLaois, Ireland. He was found on 10 August 2011 by Bord na Móna employee Jason Phelan from Abbeyleix...
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this seat be given to Midlands–North-West, with the transfer of CountyLaois and County Offaly from Ireland South. This change was implemented by the Electoral...
February 2011. CountyLaois, Election of Town Mayor Makes History Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, website of the LaoisCounty Council, 28 June...
County Laois, respectively. The abbreviation Co. is used, as in "Co. Roscommon". The counties in Dublin created in 1994 often drop the word county entirely...
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