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Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives[edit | edit source]

British Newspaper Archive (County Laois)
Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Laois)

County Laois Genealogy Archives
Website: County Laois Genealogy Archives

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Laois)
Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Laois)

The Irish Archives (County Laois)
Website: The Irish Archives (County Laois)

Laois County Council Archives
Áras an Chontae
JFL Ave.
Portlaoise R32 EHP9
Telephone: 057 8664041
E-mail: gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Laois County Council Archives

Laois County Archives hold archival material relating to the public bodies of County Laois. Our holding include archives from public bodies which are now abolished. In addition, Laois County Archives actively acquire archives relating to individuals business and organisations from the County.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Abbeyleix Library
Market House
Main Street
Abbeyleix R32 CY65
Telephone: 057 87 30020
E-mail: abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Abbeyleix Library

Ballylinan Library
Gracefield Shopping Centre
Ballylinan Village
R14 X8F1
Telephone: 059 8625007
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Ballylinan Library

Borris in Ossory Library
Boys School
Borris-in-Ossory R32 K209
Telephone: 057 86 74315
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Borris in Ossory Library

Durrow Library
Chapel St.
Durrow R32 EP94
Telephone: 057 8736090
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Durrow Library
Website #2: Durrow Library

Mountmellick Library
O’Moore Street
Mountmellick R32 PX61
Telephone: 057 8644572
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Mountmellick Library
Website #2: Mountmellick Library

Mountrath Library
Shannon Street
Mountrath R32 D576
Telephone: 057 8756378
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Mountrath Library
Website #2: Mountrath Library

Portarlington Library
Main Street
Portarlington R32 PY59
Telephone: 057 8643751
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Portarlington Library
Website #2: Portarlington Library

Portlaoise Library
Dunamaise House
Lyster Square
Portlaoise R32 X702
Telephone: 057 8622333
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Portlaoise Library
Website #2: Portlaoise Library

Rathdowney Library
Mill Road
Rathdowney R32 DXP5
Telephone: 0505 46852
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Rathdowney Library

Stradbally Library
Court Square
Stradbally R32 DT28
Telephone: 057 8641673
E-mail: library@laoiscoco.ie
Website: Stradbally Library
Website #2: Stradbally Library

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.

For a list of County Laois museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow.

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 '''The Irish Archives (County Laois)'''<br>Website: [http://www.theirisharchives.com/counties/view/7/Laois The Irish Archives (County Laois)]
-'''Laois County Council Archives'''<br>Áras an Chontae<br>JFL Ave.<br>Portlaoise R32 EHP9<br>Telephone: 057 8664041<br>Email: [mailto:gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Laois County Council Archives'''<br>Áras an Chontae<br>JFL Ave.<br>Portlaoise R32 EHP9<br>Telephone: 057 8664041<br>E-mail: [mailto:gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/archives/ Laois County Council Archives]
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 '''Abbeyleix Library'''<br>Market House<br>Main Street<br>Abbeyleix R32 CY65<br>Telephone: 057 87 30020<br>
-Email: [mailto:abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+E-mail: [mailto:abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/9979/Laois-County-Libraries-Abbeyleix-Library Abbeyleix Library]
-'''Ballylinan Library'''<br>Gracefield Shopping Centre<br>Ballylinan Village<br>R14 X8F1<br>Telephone: 059 8625007<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Ballylinan Library'''<br>Gracefield Shopping Centre<br>Ballylinan Village<br>R14 X8F1<br>Telephone: 059 8625007<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/9984/Laois-County-Libraries-Ballylinan-Library Ballylinan Library]
-'''Borris in Ossory Library'''<br>Boys School<br>Borris-in-Ossory R32 K209<br>Telephone: 057 86 74315<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Borris in Ossory Library'''<br>Boys School<br>Borris-in-Ossory R32 K209<br>Telephone: 057 86 74315<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/branch-libraries/borris-in-ossory/ Borris in Ossory Library]
-'''Durrow Library'''<br>Chapel St.<br>Durrow R32 EP94<br>Telephone: 057 8736090<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Durrow Library'''<br>Chapel St.<br>Durrow R32 EP94<br>Telephone: 057 8736090<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/durrow/ Durrow Library]<br>Website #2: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/9992/Laois-County-Libraries-Durrow-Library Durrow Library]
-'''Mountmellick Library'''<br>O’Moore Street<br>Mountmellick R32 PX61<br>Telephone: 057 8644572<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Mountmellick Library'''<br>O’Moore Street<br>Mountmellick R32 PX61<br>Telephone: 057 8644572<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/9995/Laois-County-Libraries-Mountmellick-Library Mountmellick Library]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/Mountmellick-Library-369204193239840/ Mountmellick Library]
-'''Mountrath Library'''<br>Shannon Street<br>Mountrath R32 D576<br>Telephone: 057 8756378<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Mountrath Library'''<br>Shannon Street<br>Mountrath R32 D576<br>Telephone: 057 8756378<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/10000/Laois-County-Libraries-Mountrath-Library Mountrath Library]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mountrath-Library/185359254818956 Mountrath Library]
-'''Portarlington Library'''<br>Main Street<br>Portarlington R32 PY59<br>Telephone: 057 8643751<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Portarlington Library'''<br>Main Street<br>Portarlington R32 PY59<br>Telephone: 057 8643751<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/10005/Laois-County-Libraries-Portarlington-Library Portarlington Library]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portarlington-Library/192729830752990 Portarlington Library]
-'''Portlaoise Library'''<br>Dunamaise House<br>Lyster Square<br>Portlaoise R32 X702<br>Telephone: 057 8622333<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Portlaoise Library'''<br>Dunamaise House<br>Lyster Square<br>Portlaoise R32 X702<br>Telephone: 057 8622333<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/10003/Laois-County-Libraries-Portlaoise-Library Portlaoise Library]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portlaoise-Library/220190354670014 Portlaoise Library]
-'''Rathdowney Library'''<br>Mill Road<br>Rathdowney R32 DXP5<br>Telephone: 0505 46852<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Rathdowney Library'''<br>Mill Road<br>Rathdowney R32 DXP5<br>Telephone: 0505 46852<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/10007/Laois-County-Libraries-Rathdowney-Library Rathdowney Library]
-'''Stradbally Library'''<br>Court Square<br>Stradbally R32 DT28<br>Telephone: 057 8641673<br>Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
+'''Stradbally Library'''<br>Court Square<br>Stradbally R32 DT28<br>Telephone: 057 8641673<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie]<br>
 Website: [https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/branch-libraries/stradbally-library-3/ Stradbally Library]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/10010/Laois-County-Libraries-Stradbally-Library Stradbally Library]
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
 == Museums ==
-'''Abbeyleix Heritage House'''<br>Abbeyleix<br>Portlaoise<br>Telephone: 57 873 1653<br>Email: [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>
 Email #2: [mailto:abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net]<br>Website: [http://www.abbeyleixheritage.com/ Abbeyleix Heritage House]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/heritageabbeyleix/ Abbeyleix Heritage House]<br>
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 :Abbeyleix Heritage Company is a Registered Charity dedicated to sharing the wonderful heritage of Abbeyleix and Co Laois.
-'''Mountmellick Museum'''<br>MDA Business park<br>Irishtown<br>Mountmellick<br>Telephone: 57 8624525<br>Email: [mailto:themuse@mdaltd.ie themuse@mdaltd.ie]<br>
+'''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>
 Website: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/mountmellick-museum/49042 Mountmellick Museum]<br>
 Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/mountmellickmuseumandconference Mountmellick Museum]<br>