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List of Names of the Privates on the War Memorial in Portlaoise
List of Names of the Privates on the War Memorial in Portlaoise
List of names of the Privates on the War Memorial in Portlaoise.
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Lower Main Street, Portlaoise
Lower Main Street, Portlaoise
The picture was taken at the turn of the twentieth century. The chief business of Portlaoise took place on the Main Street.
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Mr. Thomas Prior (1680 - 1751)
Mr. Thomas Prior (1680 - 1751)
Mr. Thomas Prior was born in Rathdowney in 1680 into a farming background. He decided to set up an organisation to promote agriculture and proper agrarian practices. This organisation later became the Royal Dublin Society. He died in 1751 and is buried in Rathdowney.
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Marian Shrine, Portlaoise
Marian Shrine, Portlaoise
The Marian Shrine is situated on the site of the former Town Hall.
Courtesy of Michael Scully Portarlington
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Rock of Dunamase
Rock of Dunamase
This is one of the most superbly and strategically sighted castles in the country. It was originally used as a fort in early-Christian times.
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Monument to Colonel James Fitzmaurice in Portlaoise
Monument to Colonel James Fitzmaurice in Portlaoise
This monument depicts the tail of the Junkers W33 aircraft that was flown across the Atlantic Ocean with Colonel James Fitzmaurice as co-pilot.
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Panoramic View of the Rock of Dunamase
Panoramic View of the Rock of Dunamase
Dunamase is an insulated rock of limestone, rising from the centre of the great plain, or Heath of Maryborough, in county Laois. It is situated 4 miles East of the town of Portlaoise and was originally the residence of the O'Mores.
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Plaque to the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon, M.R.I.A
Plaque to the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon, M.R.I.A
This plaque was erected to the memory of the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon, Parish Priest of Sandymount, by his Parishioners and friends to record their sorrow for his loss.
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Portlaoise Town Hall
Portlaoise Town Hall
Portlaoise Town Hall was built circa 1880 on the site of the old Market House, and stood in the Market Square. It was burned in 1945.
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Portlaoise Courthouse Detail
Portlaoise Courthouse Detail
The Courthouse in Portlaoise was built in 1782 and was designed by Sir Richard Morrison.
Courtesy of the Family of the Late Terry Redmond