Portlaoise Courthouse

Portlaoise Courthouse is a memorial in County Laois, Leinster. Portlaoise Courthouse is situated near the theater building Dunamaise Arts Centre, as well as near Hynd’s Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Portlaoise Courthouse and Dunamaise Arts Centre.

Portlaoise Courthouse

Courthouse

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Portlaoise Courthouse is a judicial facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.

Dunamaise Arts Centre

Theater building

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Dunamaise Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary arts centre and theatre on Church Street in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Established by Laois County Council, it opened in May 1999 in a converted eighteenth-century county gaol.

Old Saint Peter’s Church, Portlaoise

Ruins

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Old Saint Peter’s Church, Portlaoise is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlaoise and Ballyfin.

Portlaoise

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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.

Ballyfin

Hamlet

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Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 8 km west of Portlaoise Courthouse.

Raheen

Village

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Raheen is a small village south of Portlaoise in County Laois, Ireland. Raheen is situated 9 km southwest of Portlaoise Courthouse.

Portlaoise Courthouse

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “The courthouse with its Morrison facades, was built in 1782 as its predecessor was destroyed by fire. It was the scene of many famous trials [...]”
Category: historic site
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.03413° or 53° 2′ 3″ north

Longitude

-7.29996° or 7° 17′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C5J2PM2+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10032209674

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hynd’s Square and Wool Shop.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sally Gardens and Grellan Delaney.

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