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Features: Irish Counties & Surnames - County Laois

Rock of Dunamase by MrsVanDort
Rock of Dunamase, County Laois, © 2014, MrsVanDort
COUNTY LAOIS

Irish Name: Laois
Nickname: The O'Moore County
Motto: I bpáirt leis an bpobal (In partnership with the community)
County Town: Portaloise
Province: Leinster
Region: Midlands

Tartan: The County Laois tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in brown and black with moss green and light blue accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

  • County Laois Tartan

County Laois Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Brennan, Byrne, Carroll, Conroy, Delaney, Dunne, Fitzpatrick, Kavanagh, Kelly, Kennedy, Lalor, Murphy, Phelan, Ryan, Whelan

(Irish Emigrants):
Deane, Dempsey, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, McDermott, Moore

Next page: Leinster Province

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Photo credits: (Header) County Laois tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Rock of Dunamase, 2014, MrsVanDort, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.
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Location map of County Laois
Location of County Laois
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