page_title: County Laois
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: County Laois / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: The Rock of Dunamase, County Laois, Ireland. Time tumbling the fortress.
context_page_description: County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is located in the south of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as "Queen's County." The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. It has also been known as County Leix.
  Laois County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2016 census, the population of the county was 84,697, an increase of 26% since the 2006 census.
context_section_description: Slieve Bloom Mountains
  Rock of Dunamase
  Emo Court
  Castle Durrow
  Timahoe Round Tower
  Stradbally Hall
  Mountmellick Quaker Museum
  Ballyfin House
  Roundwood House
  Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
  Portlaoise Leisure Centre
  Tinnakill Castle
  18-hole golf courses include: Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise; The Heritage in Killenard; The Heath; Abbeyleix, Mountrath and Rathdowney.
  Also County Laois has a mixture of castles, mansions, forts and old structures that are now in ruins but are still worth visiting.
caption: Rock of Dunamase
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