Abbeyleix (/ˈæbiˌliːks/; Irish: Mainistir Laoise, meaning 'Laois Abbey') is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south...
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bought the old abbey lands, these were inherited in 1699 by his daughter, who married Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Baronet, who moved to Abbeyleix when he was created...
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Viscount de Vesci, of Abbeyleix in the Queen's County, now called County Laois (pronounced "leash"), is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created...
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usually lines out at centre half back with Ballyroan Abbey and in 2006 he captained the Ballyroan/Abbeyleix combination, Ballyroan Gaels to the Laois Senior...
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established themselves at Aghaboe Abbey, while the Cistercians took over an older religious community at Abbeyleix. The Norman invasion of Ireland in...
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foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, or preceptory/commandery. Communities/provenance: shows the status...
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Wallace, Arminta. "Abbey Leix: built on a budget and lavishly restored". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 November 2017. "Abbeyleix". Irish Heritage Towns...
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Swiftsheath Switzer's Asylum Webbsborough Westcourt Woodstock Estate Abbeyleix House Emo Court Heywood House Gardens Stradbally Hall Sheffield House...
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neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix GAA and Ballyroan. In 2007 the two clubs joined together to form the new Ballyroan Abbey GAA club. The existing Abbeyleix GAA club...
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Abbey, County Limerick (1188 Monasteranenagh Abbey?) Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway (1190 Boyle Abbey) Abbey of Lerha, County Longford (1214) Abbeyleix...
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This is a list of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Ireland. This article provides a gazetteer for the whole of Ireland...
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boys paid £1 per quarter. In the nineteenth century, the school moved to Abbeyleix. The Brigidine Sisters came to the village in 1877 and opened a school...
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neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan. This amalgamation was made permanent in 2007, when they became known as Ballyroan Abbey GAA. This was also...
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Young Priests Society Launt Thompson – famous American sculptor from Abbeyleix, County Laois Mary Catherine Tinney – first female Irish ambassador (to...
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needed] He lived at Abbey Leix House on the River Nore in County Laois. In 1967, he sold the De Vesci Collection that was housed at Abbey Leix House to the...
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James Wyatt (category Burials at Westminster Abbey)
demolished 1924 Carlton House, London, refitted library 1812, demolished Abbeyleix House, County Laois, Ireland 1773 Gaddesden Place, Hertfordshire, 1768–73...
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Young Irelands Windgap Abbeyleix Annanough Arles–Kilcruise Arles–Killeen Ballinakill Ballyfin Ballylinan Ballypickas Ballyroan Abbey Ballyroan Barrowhouse...
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regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix. It contains the ruins of the Abbey of Aghaboe which was founded by St. Canice in the Ossory...
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Viscount Powerscourt Powerscourt House, County Wicklow Viscount de Vesci Abbeyleix House, County Laois Baron Annaly Luttrellstown Castle, Dublin Baron Barry...
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William Chambers (architect) (category Burials at Westminster Abbey)
village for Milton Abbey (1773) Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, Yorkshire, alterations (1774) Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire (1778) Abbeyleix House, managing the...
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Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Ballyroan Abbey (2008) and Crettyard (2005) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one...
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football club near Abbeyleix in County Laois, Ireland. The club was located in the catchment area of the current Ballyroan Abbey club. Raheenabrogue...
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Clevedon, North Somerset, England 155MB Gillespie, Mr. William Henry 34 Abbeyleix, Laois, Ireland Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Givard, Mr. Hans Kristensen...
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Arles–Killeen St Joseph's 2000 The Rock Colt 1999 Stradbally The Rock 1998 Abbeyleix The Rock 1997 Mountrath Portarlington 1996 Ballylinan The Heath 1995 Arles...
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manager and rented individually to residential and commercial tenants. Abbeyleix, County Laois Adare, County Limerick Ballyhaise, County Cavan Belleek...
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Ballybought Coghlanstown Jago There are 140 civil parishes in County Kilkenny: Abbeyleix Aghaviller Aglish Aharney Arderra Attanagh Balleen Ballinamara Ballybur...
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Iceland Newry Armagh 64 India Athlone Roscommon/Westmeath 65 Indonesia Abbeyleix Laois 66 Iran Macroom Cork 67 Ireland Celbridge, Kilcock, Leixlip and...
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forward with Ballyroan Abbey and in 2006 he was named as Laois Senior Footballer of the Year after inspiring the Ballyroan/Abbeyleix combination, Ballyroan...
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the army in 1883. On 8 November 1884, he was created Baron de Vesci, of Abbey Leix in the Queen's County, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, thus giving...
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Prebendary of Stagonil as at December 2015 is the Revd P.A. Harvey, Rector of Abbeyleix (Leighlin). Cualaun: after the impedance of the Prebend of Tymothan, and...
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