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County Hall, Portlaoise
County Hall () is a municipal facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. History Originally meetings of Laois County Council were held in Portlaoise Courthouse Portlaoise Courthouse is a judicial facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1805. It was re-modelled .... After the courthouse became inadequate, a purpose-built facility was built in May 1982. An extension, linked to the existing County Hall building by a single storey glazed corridor, was completed in 2007. References {{DEFAULTSORT:County Hall, Port Laoise Buildings and structures in County Laois Port Laoise Laois County Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois County Council, 2021-07-21, 01
County Laois ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, 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 government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, and is based in Portlaoise. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 91,657, an increase of 56% since the 2002 census. History Prehistoric The first people in Laois were bands of hunters and gatherers who passed through the county about 8,500 years ago. They hunted in the forests that covered Laois and fished in its rivers, gathering nuts and berries to supplement their diets. Next came Ireland's first farmers. These people of the Neolithic period (4000 to 2500 BC) cleared forests and planted crops. Their burial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
