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| '''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Ireland Archives and Libraries|Ireland Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br> | | '''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Ireland Archives and Libraries|Ireland Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br> |
| == Archives == | | == Archives == |
| '''Laois County Council Archives'''<br>Áras an Chontae<br>JFL Ave.<br>Portlaoise R32 EHP9 Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 057 8664041<br>E-mail: [mailto:gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie]<br> | | '''Laois County Council Archives'''<br>Áras an Chontae<br>JFL Ave.<br>Portlaoise R32 EHP9 Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 057 8664041<br>Email: [mailto:gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie]<br> |
| [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/local-studies-2/archives/ Website] | | [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/local-studies-2/archives/ Website] |
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| == Libraries == | | == Libraries == |
| '''Laois County Library Headquarters'''<br> | | *[https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/libraries-opening-hours/ '''County Laois Libraries'''] |
| Kea-Lew Business Park<br>
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| Mountrath Road<br>
| | '''Laois County Library Headquarters and Local Studies'''<br> |
| Portlaoise, County Laois<br> | | The Old Mill<br> |
| | Church Street<br> |
| | Portlaoise, R32 HDA3<br> |
| Ireland<br> | | Ireland<br> |
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| Telephone: (0502) 72340/41<br>
| | Phone: 057 86 89338<br> |
| Fax: (0502) 64558<br>
| | Email: library@laoiscoco.ie<br> |
| Email: library@laoiscoco.ie<br> | | [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/local-studies-2/ Website] |
| :Holdings: Manuscripts, Local neswpapers, books, pamphlets, photographs, maps; estate papers including rentals for the Tipperry estte of the Countess of Milltown 1862-1969; Poor Law minute books for PLU of Abbeyleix, Donamore & Mountmellick ca 1844-1920; rate books; tithes surveys, valuations, 1901 census | | :Holdings: Manuscripts, Local neswpapers, books, pamphlets, photographs, maps; estate papers including rentals for the Tipperry estte of the Countess of Milltown 1862-1969; Poor Law minute books for PLU of Abbeyleix, Donamore & Mountmellick ca 1844-1920; rate books; tithes surveys, valuations, 1901 census |
| ==Museuums==
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| '''Abbeyleix Heritage House'''<br>Abbeyleix<br>Portlaoise<br>Telephone: 57 873 1653<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@abbeyleixheritage.com info@abbeyleixheritage.com]<br>
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| Email #2: [mailto:abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net]<br>Website: [http://www.abbeyleixheritage.com/ Abbeyleix Heritage House]<br>
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| Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/heritageabbeyleix/ Abbeyleix Heritage House]<br>
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| Website #3: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/abbeyleix-heritage-house/8961 Abbeyleix Heritage House]
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| :Abbeyleix Heritage Company is a Registered Charity dedicated to sharing the wonderful heritage of Abbeyleix and Co Laois.
| | ==Museums== |
| | | *[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+county+laios&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+county+laios&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l3.9750j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Museums in County Laois'''] |
| '''Mountmellick Museum'''<br>MDA Business park<br>Irishtown<br>Mountmellick<br>Telephone: 57 8624525<br>E-mail: [mailto:themuse@mdaltd.ie themuse@mdaltd.ie]<br>
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| Website: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/mountmellick-museum/49042 Mountmellick Museum]<br>
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| Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/mountmellickmuseumandconference Mountmellick Museum]<br>
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| Website #3: [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/culturenet/museums/laois/mountmellick-museum/ Mountmellick Museum]<br>
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| Website #4: [https://www.irelandsancienteast.com/see-do/museums-attractions/museums-and-attractions/mountmellick-museum Mountmellick Museum]
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| :The main role of the Museum is conservation and exhibition of Mountmellick embroidery and preserving the history of the town's strong Quaker industrial past.
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| | '''Abbeyleix Heritage House'''<br>Abbeyleix<br>Portlaoise, Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 57 873 1653<br>Email: [mailto:info@abbeyleixheritage.com info@abbeyleixheritage.com]<br> |
| | [http://www.abbeyleixheritage.com/ Website]<br> |
| | [https://www.abbeyleixheritage.com/genealogy/ Genealogy]<br> |
| | [https://www.facebook.com/heritageabbeyleix/ Facebook]<br> |
| | :Abbeyleix Heritage Company is a Registered Charity dedicated to sharing the wonderful heritage of Abbeyleix and Co Laois. We also provide a local research room which contains a vast amount of information on Abbeyleix and the surrounding area. Reasonably priced family research packages are available and can be undertaken by our skilled research staff to suit your requests. |
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| | '''Mountmellick Museum'''<br>MDA Business park<br>Irishtown<br>Mountmellick<br>Telephone: 57 8624525<br>Email: [mailto:themuse@mdaltd.ie themuse@mdaltd.ie]<br> |
| | [https://www.facebook.com/mountmellickmuseumandconference Facebook]<br> |
| | [https://www.mountmellickdevelopment.com/quaker-heritage-and-families.html Quaker Heritage Records]<br> |
| | :The main role of the Museum is conservation and exhibition of Mountmellick embroidery and preserving the history of the town's strong Quaker industrial past. If you are interested in tracing your family history, the Museum has a database of Quaker Records dating back to the 17th century. |
| [[Category:Ireland Archives and Libraries]] | | [[Category:Ireland Archives and Libraries]] |
| [[Category:County Laois, Republic of Ireland]] | | [[Category:County Laois, Republic of Ireland]] |
| [[Category:Counties of the Republic of Ireland]] | | [[Category:Counties of the Republic of Ireland]] |