Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix (; ) is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbeyleix is in a civil parish of the same name.

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Place details

Locality: Abbeyleix
Region: Leinster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 1,770
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Abbeyleix
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.image_skyline: IMG 1771w.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Main Street
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Laois
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 95
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 95
Image: Main Street, Abbeyleix, Ireland.JPG

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Commons category: Abbeyleix
Irish Grid Reference: S435850
P12749: 1257
native label: Mainistir Laoise

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Abbeyleix (; ) is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise. Abbeyleix is in a civil parish of the same name.

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.