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Republic of Ireland local authorities-County Laois - Statistics

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Former name of the county Queen's County
100%
Music festival held annually at Stradbally Hall Electric Picnic
80%
Rocky outcrop containing the ruins of a ninth Anglo-Norman castle, overlooking the N80 Dunamase
60%
Portlaoise is home to Ireland's most notorious what? Prison
60%
Neoclassical mansion designed by James Gandon in 1790 for the first Earl of Portarlington; an oil company was named after the nearby village Emo House
40%
Portlaoise, the county town, was formerly known by this name until 1921 Maryborough
40%
Powerful ancient Gaelic noble family who held the title of Lord of Laois, who were hunted and killed by English colonists. One of their descendants, Rory, was a key figure in the 1641 Rebellion against English rule in Ireland. Their seat was at the castle above O'Moores
40%
Actor born in the county best known for his role in Misfits Robert Sheehan
40%
As well as having a miniature railway, the town of Stradbally hosts what annual transport related event? Steam Rally
40%
Village housing a round tower and esker home to a great variety of biodiversity Timahoe
20%
Planned estate town re-designed by the Viscount de Vesci; it was formerly located on the N8 Dublin to Cork road Abbeyleix
0%
The attractive thatched famine era Poets' Cottage is located here Camross
0%
Rosenallis, a village in the north of the county, hosts this annual festival Festival of the Mountain
0%
The town of Portarlington, formerly known as Cooletoodera, has strong connections with this group of sixteenth century French Protestants Huguenots
0%
Nicknamed the 'Pirate of Peru'; this Ballylinan born man was the first Catholic mayor of New York City and the founder of the eponymous American chemical company William Russell Grace
0%
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