County Laois Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
Laois County Council Archives Áras an Chontae JFL Ave. Portlaoise R32 EHP9 Telephone: 057 8664041 E-mail: [mailto:gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie gaeilge@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Laois County Council Archives
 * Laois County Archives hold archival material relating to the public bodies of County Laois. Our holding include archives from public bodies which are now abolished. In addition, Laois County Archives actively acquire archives relating to individuals business and organisations from the County.

Online Archives

 * Ireland Genealogy Projects County Laois Genealogy Archives
 * IGP County Laois

Libraries
Laois County Library Headquarters Kea-Lew Business Park Mountrath Road Portlaoise, County Laois Ireland Telephone: (0502) 72340/41 Fax: (0502) 64558 Email: library@laoiscoco.ie
 * Holdings: Manuscripts, Local neswpapers, books, pamphlets, photographs, maps; estate papers including rentals for the Tipperry estte of the Countess of Milltown 1862-1969; Poor Law minute books for PLU of Abbeyleix, Donamore & Mountmellick ca 1844-1920; rate books; tithes surveys, valuations, 1901 census

==Museuums== Abbeyleix Heritage House Abbeyleix Portlaoise Telephone: 57 873 1653 E-mail: [mailto:info@abbeyleixheritage.com info@abbeyleixheritage.com] Email #2: [mailto:abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net abbeyleixlaois@eircom.net] Website: Abbeyleix Heritage House Website #2: Abbeyleix Heritage House Website #3: Abbeyleix Heritage House


 * Abbeyleix Heritage Company is a Registered Charity dedicated to sharing the wonderful heritage of Abbeyleix and Co Laois.

Mountmellick Museum MDA Business park Irishtown Mountmellick Telephone: 57 8624525 E-mail: [mailto:themuse@mdaltd.ie themuse@mdaltd.ie] Website: Mountmellick Museum Website #2: Mountmellick Museum Website #3: Mountmellick Museum Website #4: Mountmellick Museum


 * The main role of the Museum is conservation and exhibition of Mountmellick embroidery and preserving the history of the town's strong Quaker industrial past.