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'''Laois County Library Headquarters and Local Studies'''<br> | '''Laois County Library Headquarters and Local Studies'''<br> | ||
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[https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/local-studies-2/ Website] | [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 | ||
==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
'''Abbeyleix Heritage House'''<br>Abbeyleix<br>Portlaoise<br>Telephone: 57 873 1653<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@abbeyleixheritage.com info@abbeyleixheritage.com]<br> | '''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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Archives[edit | edit source]
Laois County Council Archives
Áras an Chontae
JFL Ave.
Portlaoise R32 EHP9 Ireland
Telephone: 057 8664041
E-mail: gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie
Website
Our Public Archive Holdings consist of: • Grand Jury Archives 1845-1897
• Board of Guardian Archives 1898-1921
• Rural District Council Archives 1898-1921
• Laois County Council Archives 1898-
Some of the larger collections in our Archives relating to individuals and organisations from County Laois are • Helen Roe Collection 1923-1932 • Archives of Perry’s Brewery Rathdowney 1835-1923 • Lough Letters 1877-1931 • Joe O Neill Diaries 1960-1982 • Bannon Collection 1930-1950 Milltown Estate Papers 1828-1870
Online Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Laois County Library Headquarters and Local Studies
The Old Mill
Church Street
Portlaoise, R32 HDA3
Ireland
Phone: 057 86 89338
Email: library@laoiscoco.ie
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
Museums[edit | edit source]
Abbeyleix Heritage House
Abbeyleix
Portlaoise
Telephone: 57 873 1653
E-mail: info@abbeyleixheritage.com
Email #2: abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net
Website: Abbeyleix Heritage House
Website #2: Abbeyleix Heritage House
Website #3: Abbeyleix Heritage House
- Abbeyleix Heritage Company is a Registered Charity dedicated to sharing the wonderful heritage of Abbeyleix and Co Laois.
Mountmellick Museum
MDA Business park
Irishtown
Mountmellick
Telephone: 57 8624525
E-mail: themuse@mdaltd.ie
Website: Mountmellick Museum
Website #2: Mountmellick Museum
Website #3: Mountmellick Museum
Website #4: Mountmellick Museum
- 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.