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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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Ms. Helen Roe (1895 - 1988)
Ms. Helen Roe (1895 - 1988)
Ms. Helen Roe was born in Mountrath in 1895. She was educated in Mountrath Primary School, the Preston School in Abbeyleix and later at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1929 she became the first County Librarian in Laois. She became a leading member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and in 1965 she had the honour of being the first woman to be elected President of this society. Helen Roe died in 1988 and is buried in Mountrath, Co. Laois.
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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
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Petter's 2-stroke Petrol-Paraffin Oil Engine
Petter's 2-stroke Petrol-Paraffin Oil Engine
A Petter's 2-stroke Petrol-Paraffin Oil Engine. Many engines like this can be viewed at Stradbally Steam Rally.
Courtesy of Sean McEvoy, Mountmellick, Co Laois.
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Quaker School
Quaker School
The Quaker School opened on the 30th January 1786. The purpose of the school was to provide education for the children of poor Quakers. Initially only girls attended this school. This appears to have been behind the present day Community School, in what now is known locally as Smith's Field.
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Portrait of the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon
Portrait of the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon
A beautiful portrait of a great priest and author, the Very Rev. John Canon O'Hanlon, who was born in Stradbally in 1821 and died in 1905.
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Portlaoise Railway Station Platform
Portlaoise Railway Station Platform
Portlaoise (Maryborough) Railway Station became a Junction in 1867, when the Waterford & Kilkenny Railway extended its line northwards through Abbeyleix, following the route of the Kilkenny Junction Railway.
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Side View of Lea Castle, Porarlington
Side View of Lea Castle, Porarlington
In 1315 Bruce came to Lea, on which occasion the church and castle were burned. Around this time the castle then came into the possession of the O'Dempseys.
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Portlaoise Railway Station
Portlaoise Railway Station
Portlaoise Railway Station, designed by Sancton Wood, was opened in 1847. Characteristically Gothic in style, it cost upwards of £5,000 to build.