The Laois Heritage Society Committee would like to welcome all interested parties to attend the 2024 AGM on Thursday 15th of February at 8pm at Midlands Park HotelRead More
The first Local Studies coffee morning of 2024 will take place this Saturday, 13th January at 11am in the Community Room in Portlaoise Library.Read More
The Laois Heritage Seminar 2023 which will take place on 2nd December in the Midlands Park Hotel from 10:00 – 12:30. This free event is open to members of the public, but booking is essential as places are limited.Read More
This month’s meeting of the Genealogy Club takes place on Wednesday 15th November at 7pm in the Community Room in Portlaoise Library. The Genealogy Club is a friendly group of people who share an interest in family research. We meet on the third Wednesday of the month to exchange information and learn from one another....Read More
Mountmellick Library will host a talk on Laois Loyalist Applications to the Second Irish Grants Committee on 21 November 2023 at 7pm. The talk is by Laois native Dr Cormac Moore, Dublin City Library Historian-in-ResidenceRead More
If you have an interest in Laois history, or would like to learn more about the county, then come along and meet like-minded adults of all ages to listen and share local stories of the past, ancient and recent. Our next Local Studies Coffee Morning this Saturday, 4th November at 11.30am in Portlaoise Library.Read More
The Laois Heritage Society talk for October takes place in Portlaoise Library on Wednesday 25th October, 8pm. Laois Local Studies: a Resource for Research, Reminiscence and Recreation by Sinéad Holland, Laois County Library.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.
