Places to Visit in Co Laois

Ballaghmore, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, Ireland
This is a 15th century castle, with a unique beautifully restored medieval keep. Also a 16th century manor house present.
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Donaghmore, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland
This workhouse museum is a unique attraction in Ireland and aims to tell the story of the families who lived and died within the infamous workhouse walls during and after the Great Famine.
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Emo, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland
A house surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland which were first laid out in the 18th century and contain formal lawns, a lake and woodland walks with many very fine trees and shrubs.
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Ballinakill, Co. Laois, Ireland
Completed in 1912, the property consists of gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features. It was transferred to State ownership in November 1993 from the Salesian Fathers who had taken care of it since 1941. The formal Gardens form the centre-...
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Stradbally, Co. Laois, Ireland
See the longest established steam powered narrow gauge railway in Ireland.
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