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Archives and Libraries

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Archives

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.

Online Archives

• Ireland Genealogy Projects County Laois Genealogy Archives
• IGP County Laois

Libraries

Laois County Library Headquarters
Kea-Lew Business Park
Mountrath Road
Portlaoise, County Laois
Ireland

Telephone: (0502) 72340/41
Fax: (0502) 64558
Email: library@laoiscoco.ie

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==

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.