Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix is a town in in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.
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  • Type: Town with 1,900 residents
  • Description: town in County Laois, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Abbeylaois”, “Abilaiksas”, “Аббиликс”, and “アビーリークス”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Abbeyleix Market House and Heritage House.

Library
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is a library.

Museum
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is a museum.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyroan and Raheen.

Village
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is a small village in , Ireland. is situated 4½ km northeast of Abbeyleix.

Village
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is a small village south of in , . is situated 6 km north of Abbeyleix.

Abbeyleix

Latitude
52.9145° or 52° 54′ 52″ north
Longitude
-7.3482° or 7° 20′ 54″ west
Population
1,900
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IE ABB
Open location code
9C4JWM72+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52220015
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2967092
Wiki­data ID
Q1650406
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Abbeyleix” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Abbeyleix”
  • Basque: “Abbeyleix”
  • Belarusian: “Абілейкс”
  • Belarusian: “Пасёлак Абілейкс”
  • Cebuano: “Abbeyleix”
  • Chinese: “阿比莱克斯”
  • Chinese: “阿比萊克斯”
  • Czech: “Abbeyleix”
  • Dutch: “Abbeyleix”
  • Finnish: “Abbeyleix”
  • French: “Abbeyleix”
  • German: “Abbeyleix”
  • Irish: “Mainistir Laoise”
  • Italian: “Abbeyleix”
  • Japanese: “アビーリーシュ”
  • Lithuanian: “Abileiksas”
  • Persian: “ابیلیکس”
  • Polish: “Abbeyleix”
  • Portuguese: “Abbeyleix”
  • Russian: “Аббилейкс”
  • Slovak: “Abbeyleix”
  • Spanish: “Abbeyleix”
  • Swedish: “Abbeyleix”
  • Turkish: “Abbeyleix”
  • Ukrainian: “Аббілейкс”
  • Urdu: “ایبی لیکس”
  • Welsh: “Mainistir Laoise”
  • “Abbeyleix”

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Localities in the Area

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