County Laois (Irish: Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. Laois County Council is the local authority for the county. It is located in the province of Leinster and is part of the Midlands Region. It was formerly known as Queen's County (Irish: Contae na Banríona) until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. The population of the county is 80,458 according to the 2011 census.
This page is being used at the moment ONLY for posting messages on the Laois Message Board for people who know that there ancestors are (or were) based in Laois, but do not know what parish they came from. If you know what parish your ancestors came from, please JOIN that parish and post your message on their message board - you'll get a quicker and more informed response that way.
The more information that you have about your ancestors, the better the response you should receive. Try to post as much information as possible:
- names
- dates
- places
- if they were married (and to whom)
- children's names
- descendants' names
- any thing else you can think of
When your query has gathered enough information for you to decide what parish your ancestors came from, we can then more your query to that parish's message board.
This will be an exciting journey for (and us).
