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County Laois
Sign in to saveAlso known as Laois, Queen's County, Laois Co., Queen's Co., Queen's Cou., Laois County, Co. Laois, County Laoighis
county in Ireland
County Laois is a county located in Ireland, situated in the central part of the country. It is one of Ireland's administrative divisions and contributes to the country's geography, economy, and cultural heritage.
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- Instance of
- county of Ireland
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Capital
- Port Laoise
- Population
- 67012
- Area
- 1720.0
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- County Tipperary
- Official website
- www.laois.ie
- Image
- County Laois (506869) (28591020473).jpg
- Licence plate code
- LS
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- Commons category
- County Laois
- topic's main category
- Category:County Laois
- inception
- 1556-00-00
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- County Laois
- native label
- Contae Laoise
- category of associated people
- Category:People from County Laois
- historic county
- County Laois
- topic has template
- Template:County Laois
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- sky
- P12749
- Karl Wilhelm Ideler
- twinned administrative body
- Franklin
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Encyclopedic overview
County Laois (/liːʃ/ LEESH; Irish: Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Historically, it has also been known as County Leix.
Laois County Council is the local authority for the county, and is based in Portlaoise.
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