Abbeyleix
Mainistir Laoise | |
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Town | |
 Main Street | |
  Abbeyleix Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′50″N 7°20′56″W / 52.914°N 7.349°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population | 1,897 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S435850 |
Abbeyleix (/ˈæbiˌliːks/;[2] Irish: Mainistir Laoise, meaning 'Laois Abbey')[3] is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbelyleix is in a civil parish of the same name.[3]
Abbeyleix was formerly located on the N8, the main road from Dublin to Cork. At one point, up to 15,000 vehicles passed along the town's main street every day. Since May 2010, however, the town has been bypassed by the M8 motorway, with the former N8 consequently downgraded to the N77 national secondary road, and R639 regional road.
Abbeyleix was named Ireland's Tidiest Town in 2023.[4]
- ^ "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Abbeyleix Irish Heritage Town Promo". YouTube. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Abbeyleix / Mainistir Laoise". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Fletcher, Laura (6 October 2023). "Abbeyleix named Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2023". RTÉ News.