- Ivy Chapel Graveyard, Mountmellick, Robert Lalor (died 1639) was a Catholic priest and Vicar Apostolic of Kildare and Leighlin who returned from studies abroad to serve in Ireland during the penal times. He was arrested and imprisoned for his faith, becoming known as Laois’s first martyr in the context of religious and political persecution.
- Rathdowney, Thomas Prior (1681–1751), Philanthropist and founder of the Dublin Society (now Royal Dublin Society); a key figure in 18th-century Irish improvement, agriculture, and economic reform efforts. Buried in Rathdowney churchyard, Co. Laois (with a tombstone commemorating his life’s work for public welfare).
- Clonenagh, Óengus (Aengus) (fl. 8th–9th century), Early Irish saint and hagiographer; traditionally associated with Clonenagh monastery, author of important martyrologies and poems. Buried at Cluain Eidnech.
- Mountmellick, The Eleven United Irishmen hanged in Mountmellick during the 1798 Rebellion (executed 11 and 13 June 1798). Nine of them, Patrick Dunne, William Holohan, Francis Dunne, Willie Brock, Daniel Dunne, James Deegan, Thomas Dunne, Patrick Murphy, and John Guilfoyle, the remaining two (Daniel Conroy and George Gilligan) interred in family plots elsewhere.
List of Graveyards in Laois
Abbeyleix (St. Mary’s Churchyard), Aghaboe (St. Canice’s Churchyard), Aghaboe Abbey Graveyard, Aghmacart Graveyard, Annatrim Graveyard, Ardea Graveyard, Arles (St. Abban’s Churchyard), Attanagh Churchyard, Ballaghmore Graveyard, Ballintubbert Graveyard, Ballyadams (St. John’s Churchyard), Ballybuggy Graveyard, Ballyfin (St. John’s Churchyard), Ballyfin Catholic Cemetery, Ballyroan (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Boley Graveyard, Bordwell Graveyard, Borris-in-Ossory (Sacred Heart Churchyard), Camross Cemetery, Castletown (Church of Ireland Graveyard), Castletown (St. Edmund’s RC Cemetery), Clonaslee (St. Manman’s Churchyard), Clonenagh Churchyard (Mountrath), Clonkeen Graveyard, Clopook Graveyard, Coolbanagher Churchyard, Coolkerry Graveyard, Coolrain Cemetery, Cuffsborough Graveyard, Curraclone Graveyard, Donaghmore (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Doonane Graveyard, Durrow (Holy Trinity Churchyard), Dysart Enos Graveyard, Dysartgallen Graveyard, Emo (St. Paul’s Churchyard), Errill (St. Kieran’s Churchyard), Fossy Churchyard, Graigue Graveyard, Grange Graveyard, Heywood Demesne Graveyard, Killabban Graveyard, Killanure Graveyard, Killeany Graveyard, Killeigh Graveyard, Killenard (St. John’s Churchyard), Killermogh Graveyard, Killeshin (Holy Cross Churchyard), Kilmanman Graveyard, Kilmurry Graveyard, Kyle (Holy Trinity Churchyard), Kyle Abbey Graveyard, Lacka Graveyard, Lea Churchyard, Luggacurren Graveyard, Mayo Graveyard, Monelly Graveyard, Mountmellick (Friends Burial Ground), Mountmellick (St. Joseph’s Churchyard), Mountrath (Clonenagh Churchyard), Mountrath (St. Fintan’s Cemetery), Moyanna Graveyard, Old Killeshin Graveyard, Old Sleaty Graveyard, Portarlington (St. Michael’s Churchyard), Portarlington (St. Paul’s Churchyard), Portlaoise (St. Peter and Paul’s Cemetery), Raheen (St. Fintan’s Churchyard), Raheenduff Graveyard, Rathaspick Churchyard, Rathdaire Graveyard, Rathdowney (Church of Ireland Graveyard), Rathdowney (St. Andrew’s RC Cemetery), Rathsaran Graveyard, Rearymore Graveyard, Rosenallis (St. Brigid’s Churchyard), Roskelton Graveyard, Rossmore Graveyard, Rushall Graveyard, Shaen Graveyard, Shanahoe Graveyard, Shrule Graveyard, Skirk Graveyard, Sleaty (New Graveyard), Stradbally (Oakvale Cemetery), Stradbally (St. Patrick’s Churchyard), Tankardstown Graveyard, Tarbert Graveyard, Timahoe (Church of Ireland Graveyard), Timogue (St. Michael’s Churchyard), Tullomoy Graveyard, Vicarstown (St. John’s Churchyard), Wolfhill Graveyard
Graveyards
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County Laois:
Ireland’s county Laois offers a serene blend of historic sites and natural landscapes, with the Rock of Dunamase providing panoramic views from its ancient castle ruins. Emo Court’s elegant Georgian mansion and gardens offer a peaceful retreat, while the Slieve Bloom Mountains provide hiking trails through rolling hills. Laois is Ireland’s ninth smallest county by size (1,719 square km) and tenth smallest by population (91,877). Population peaked at 153,930 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 44,595 in 1966. In terms of hospitality, Laois is Ireland’s 27th most visited tourist county with around 52,000 international visitors per year.
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