racetrack
Mondello Park
Ireland's only permanent motorsport circuit, located in County Kildare and the home of Irish national racing since 1968.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Leinster, Ireland · Europe
Portlaoise sits on the route: 15 minutes from Mountmellick, 56km from Clonmacnoise.
Portlaoise is a town located in Leinster, Ireland. With a population of 13,622, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Portlaoise sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Portlaoise to your route.
Portlaoise ( port-LEESH, Irish: Port Laoise), known until 1929 as Maryborough, is the county town of County Laois, Ireland.
It is in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster.
Portlaoise was the fastest growing of the top 20 largest towns and cities in Ireland from 2011 to 2016. However, the 2022 census showsRead more
that the town's population increased by 6.6% to 23,494, which was below the national average of 8%. It is the most populous and also the most densely populated town in the Midland Region, which has a total population of 317,999 at the 2022 census.
It was an important town in the sixteenth century, as the site of the Fort of Maryborough, a fort built by English settlers during the Plantation of Queen's County.
Portlaoise is fringed by the Slieve Bloom mountains to the west and north-west and the Great Heath of Maryborough to the east. It is notable for its architecture, engineering and transport connections.
On the national road network, Portlaoise is located 94 km (58 mi) west-southwest from Dublin on the M7 motorway, 170 km (106 mi) north-east from Cork on the M8 and M7, and 114 km (71 mi) east-northeast from Limerick on the M7.
It was once known for the manufacture of iron and steel buildings, tennis balls, rubber seals, tyres, electrical cabling, and Ireland's first aircraft. Today, Portlaoise is a commercial centre with the economy dominated by the service sector, and a hub of shopping, transport, and events for the surrounding catchment.
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Portlaoise is located in Leinster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.0344 latitude, -7.2998 longitude.
Portlaoise has a population of approximately 13,622 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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racetrack
Ireland's only permanent motorsport circuit, located in County Kildare and the home of Irish national racing since 1968.
44 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Monastic city founded by St Ciarán in 544 on an esker above a bend of the Shannon: two round towers, a cathedral, high crosses and hundreds of early Christian grave slabs. Once one of Europe's great centres of learning.
56 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
High mountain pass on the R756 across the Wicklow Mountains between Hollywood and Glendalough, following the medieval pilgrims' route of St Kevin's Road through wild granite moorland.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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