Lovely Laois: Written by Christy Cullen in the mid-1990s to fill the gap of no dedicated county song. A modern country-style tribute popularised by singers like Trudi Lalor.
- Lovely Laois, I hear you calling
- In my dreams I hear you say
- Come back home to dear old Ireland
- Lovely Laois, I’ll come back to you some day
- Twenty years ago today since I first sailed away
- And left my dear old home so far behind
- Since that lonely journey, my heart has always yearned
- My happy home in Laois, once more to find
- The view from the Sliabh Bloom, dreams I still can see
- A beauty just as rare as you will find
- See those scenes from childhood, once more I will return
- And meet those folk, so friendly and so kind
Anthem of the county
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Songs from the county
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
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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