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Laois
Pronunciation (IPA)/l̪ˠiːʃ/
English name: Laois · County Laois
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
named after the Loígis, a people living in the area in the Middle Ages
Nearby & related:
Port Laoise · Port LaoiseBaile Átha Í · AthyUíbh Fhailí · OffalyAn Daingean · DaingeanCeatharlach · CarlowCill Dara · Kildare
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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