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
British Newspaper Archive (County Laois) Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Laois)

County Laois Genealogy Archives Website: County Laois Genealogy Archives

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Laois) Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Laois)

The Irish Archives (County Laois) Website: The Irish Archives (County Laois)

Laois County Council Archives Áras an Chontae JFL Ave. Portlaoise R32 EHP9 Telephone: 057 8664041 Email: [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.

Libraries
Abbeyleix Library Market House Main Street Abbeyleix R32 CY65 Telephone: 057 87 30020 Email: [mailto:abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Abbeyleix Library

Ballylinan Library Gracefield Shopping Centre Ballylinan Village R14 X8F1 Telephone: 059 8625007 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Ballylinan Library

Borris in Ossory Library Boys School Borris-in-Ossory R32 K209 Telephone: 057 86 74315 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Borris in Ossory Library

Durrow Library Chapel St. Durrow R32 EP94 Telephone: 057 8736090 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Durrow Library Website #2: Durrow Library

Mountmellick Library O’Moore Street Mountmellick R32 PX61 Telephone: 057 8644572 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Mountmellick Library Website #2: Mountmellick Library Website #3: Mountmellick Library

Mountrath Library Shannon Street Mountrath R32 D576 Telephone: 057 8756378 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Mountrath Library Website #2: Mountrath Library Website #3: Mountrath Library

Portarlington Library Main Street Portarlington R32 PY59 Telephone: 057 8643751 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Portarlington Library Website #2: Portarlington Library Website #3: Portarlington Library

Portlaoise Library Dunamaise House Lyster Square Portlaoise R32 X702 Telephone: 057 8622333 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Portlaoise Library Website #2: Portlaoise Library Website #3: Portlaoise Library

Rathdowney Library Mill Road Rathdowney R32 DXP5 Telephone: 0505 46852 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Rathdowney Library Website #2: Rathdowney Library

Stradbally Library Court Square Stradbally R32 DT28 Telephone: 057 8641673 Email: [mailto:library@laoiscoco.ie library@laoiscoco.ie] Website: Stradbally Library Website #2: Stradbally Library

Museums
Abbeyleix Heritage House Abbeyleix Portlaoise Telephone: 57 873 1653 Email: [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 Email: [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.

For a list of County Laois museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow.