The origin of this colony goes back to the early Christianity. There was a parochial church during the medieval period. A sheila-na-gig was discovered recently in the graveyard of the Church of Ireland church. Rosenallis grew as a village and it became a Quaker colony and linen centre later like Mountmellick. Less than a mile out of the village on the Mountmellick road is a beautiful “Society of Friends Rosenallis Burial Ground”.
This was initially a Norman borough town, and it was made part of Killkenny later by the Ormonds in the seventeenth century. This town was returned to the county in 1846 by Act of Parliament. A planned estate village, it had been developed under the patronage of the Viscounts Ashbrook. Its finest feature is the suite of buildings surrounding the Green under the gates and beautifully designed modern primary school and the important “castle” (1713-32) one of the last large pre-Palladian houses built in Ireland designed by its owner William Flower.
Laois may have the least defined of all county identities. The rich contrast in the landscape makes it easy to spend many an enjoyable hour in this county and good old country pubs are never far away. From the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the woods of Abbeyleix or Durrow, there are many beautiful walks in this midland county. Laois ( Self Catering, Laois, Ireland) has excellent local wildlife-chiefly in the pubs and friendly people who know how to enjoy them.
Laois was originally referred to as Queens County by the British. After Ireland gained its independence, Queens county was renamed Laois (pronounced Leesh) after the Loigis, who were the professional Pict soldiers that assisted the Laigin (Welsh aggressors) in their conquest of Leinster.
Laois (Holiday Homes, Laois, Ireland) history of human occupation goes back at least 8,500 years. Christianity was prominant in the 500s AD. Monastic settlements in the area were raided by the Vikings. The Anglo- Normans got hold of the territorys prime grounds in the early 14th century. From the later 14th century to the 16th century, the indigenous Gaelic people regained control under the leadership of the OMore clan. This ended when the British entered Laois and siezed rulership for themselves.
Founded by St. Fintan (d.603), Clonenagh was the most important monastery of ancient Leix. It located on the Slige Dala (road of the assemblies) ensured its importance in early medieval Ireland. O’Mores, descendants of the Loigis kings were the patrons of Clonenagh upto the sixteenth-century, and it was the monastic home of Oengus the Celi De (see Coolbangher). The Book of Leinster or Lebar na Nuachongbala started life here before moving to Oughaval near Stradbally. Today there you will see two graveyards, the ruins of an early church and a penny tree that collapsed recently.
Laois (Accommodation, Laois, Ireland) also known as the “Queen’s County, a county of Ireland, bounded N and W by Offaly the King’s county, E by Kildare and part of Carlow, S by Kilkenny, and SW by Tipperary, 32 English m. long, and as many broad. Along the W boundary runs a range of high and steep mountains, and in the E the Dysart hills form a prominent and picturesque object. Its principle rivers are the Barrow and Nore. The principal mineral productions are coal and limestone. It sends 3 members to the British parliament. Also known as “Leix”, this region was part of the possessions of the O’Mores (or O’Moores) before the Norman invasion. As in so many cases, the Norman grant of the lands to the Fitzpatricks was largely unsuccessful and the native Irish remained a constant threat until the sixteenth century when, along with the neighbouring Offaly, Laois (Hotels, Laois, Ireland) was annexed to the English crown under Queen Mary and renamed “Queen’s county”. In case the Irish still hadn’t got the point, the principal town was also renamed Maryborough. The county was re-titled Laois (Bed and Breakfasts, Laois, Ireland) after Independence in 1922, and Maryborough became Portlaoise. The town is best known to most Irish people today as the home of the country’s only high-security prison.
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