Portlaoise Library are delighted to announce a talk with author Kevin Akers. Taking place in our new Portlaoise Library branch on main street Portlaoise on Friday 21st July at 6.30pm. Follow the enduring story of The Dunnes of Brittas as three generations share in each other's triumphs and tragedies. To register email portlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ieRead More
To give a background to the history of the Old Fort Quarter and discuss the conservation process, Conservation Architect Richard McLoughlin will host a presentation ‘The History and Architecture of Fort Protector,’ in partnership with Laois Heritage Society, tonight (22nd June) at 7pm in St. Peter and Paul’s Parish Centre in Portlaoise.Read More
A Spectacular Celebration of History, Culture, and Entertainment The much-anticipated Old Fort Quarter Festival is back and ready to transport visitors to a bygone era of history, culture, and entertainment. The festival promises to be a sensational event that will captivate attendees of all ages. Set against the backdrop of Portlaoise’s historic Old Fort, this...Read More
Join us for an online discussion with Emmet O’Connor, author of the recently published Rotten Prod: The Unlikely Career of Dongaree Baird, along with Ida Milne and Ian d’Alton co-editors of 2019’s Protestant and Irish: The Minority’s Search for Place in Independent Ireland.Read More
Laois Libraries is delighted to present an online talk by Catherine Candy and Laurence Cox focusing on the impact of Irish people as agitators against Empire and agents of decolonisation in British controlled Asia.Read More
On the night of March 6th 1923 Captain Mick Dunne of the National Army's Dublin Guard was killed along with several comrades in an I.R.A. booby-trap explosion in Kerry - an event which launched a series of retaliatory atrocities. This online event tells the story of Mick Dunne, who was of Laois-extraction, and the Dublin...Read More
The January meeting of the Genealogy Club takes place this Thursday, 18th January at 7 pm in Portlaoise Library. The Genealogy Club is a friendly group of people who share an interest in family history. We meet once a month to share information and learn from one another. New members benefit from the knowledge and assistance...Read More
Join Irish historian and broadcaster, Myles Dungan, as he explores why there were so few women in positions of influence in the years before and after Irish Independence. The Alpha Male in Irish History is a tongue-in-cheek survey of Irish 'alpha' males from Charles Stewart Parnell to the prurient and relentless Roman Catholic Archbishop John...Read More
Portlaoise Library is hosting a talk next Wednesday, 7th December at 7.30 pm on the Irish language during the revolutionary period in Ireland. The bi-lingual talk by Dr Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc is about the hidden history of attempts to both kill off and save the Irish language during the Irish revolution.Read More
Laois Local Studies was established to collect, preserve and make available for reference, material relating to the history and heritage of County Laois.
