Abbeyleix
Sign in to saveAbbeyleix (; ) is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbeyleix is in a civil parish of the same name.
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Place details
- Locality
- Abbeyleix
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,770
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.name
- Abbeyleix
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- IMG 1771w.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Laois
- Elevation
- +95
- Image
- Main Street, Abbeyleix, Ireland.JPG
Show 2 more facts
- P7959
- County Laois
- P12749
- 1257
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus
- Amenities
- Buildings of note
- Sport
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Abbeyleix (; ) is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbeyleix is in a civil parish of the same name.
Abbeyleix was formerly located on the N8, the main road from Dublin to Cork. At one point, up to 15,000 vehicles passed along the town's main street every day. Since May 2010, however, the town has been bypassed by the M8 motorway, with the former N8 consequently downgraded to the N77 national secondary road, and R639 regional road.