County Laois Genealogical Sources Available Online

Roman Catholic
Parish Baptisms Marriages Burials
Abbeyleix 1824-1899 1824-1899
Aghaboe 1795-1899 1794-1910
Arles 1821-1899 1821-1899
Ballinakill 1794-1899 1800-1899 1794-1815
Ballyadams 1820-1899 1820-1899
Ballyfin 1824-1899 1819-1899
Borris In Ossory 1840-1920 1819-1905
Camross 1816-1899 1820-1899
Castletown 1772-1880 1784-1880
Clonaslee 1849-1906 1849-1899 1892-1970
Doonane 1814-1899 1815-1899
Durrow (Laois) 1789-1900 1811-1899
Emo 1875-1899 1875-1899
Mountmellick 1814-1899 1814-1899 1890-1948
Mountrath 1823-1902 1827-1899 1882-1899
Portarlington 1820-1899 1820-1899 1904-1960
Portlaoise 1826-1909 1826-1899 1876-1916
Raheen 1819-1899 1819-1899 1884-1925
Rathdowney 1763-1900 1764-1895
Rosenallis 1766-1901 1765-1899 1921-1987
Stradbally 1820-1899 1820-1899 1893-1983

Church of Ireland
Parish Baptisms Marriages Burials
Ballyfin 1866-1899 1862-1899 1866-1980
Portlaoise 1793-1899 1794-1899 1794-1880


Civil Records
District Births Marriages Deaths
Abbeyleix 1778-19011864-19011800-1901
Athy 1876-1883
Ballickmoyler 1768-1901 1781-1901
Ballinakill 1803-19011864-19001689-1901
Ballyadams 1872-1872
Ballybrittas 1873-1899
Ballyfin 1865-1865
Ballyickmoyler 1860-1900
Ballylinan 1864-19011855-19011687-1901
Ballyroan 1864-19011864-19011864-1901
Borris-in-Ossory 1864-19001864-19001864-1901
Capard 1878-1880
Cappakeel 1867-1871
Carlow 1899-1901 1899-1901
Castletown 1864-19011685-19001864-1901
Clonaslee 1855-19011864-19001855-1901
Cloneygowan/Laois 1864-1897 1833-1901
Coolrain 1864-19011864-19011864-1901
Cullahill 1870-1870
Donaghmore 1865-1881
Durrow 1786-19011864-19011786-1901
Emo 1864-19011864-19011860-1901
Luggacurran 1866-1891
Maryborough 1822-19011864-19011863-1901
Moneygall 1864-1899
Mountmellick 1785-19011857-19011864-1901
Mountrath 1687-19011864-19001864-1900
Moyanna 1873-1876
Portarlington 1864-1900
Raheen 1878-1879
Rathdowney 1854-19011864-19011782-1901
Ratheniska 1886-1892
Rosenallis 1864-1864
Shanahoe 1888-1890
Stradbally 1846-19011822-19011864-1901
Vicarstown 1885-1886
Wolfhill 1878-1893


Census Records

Year Description
1901Census of Ireland - for Laois


Gravestone Records

Parish Number
Abbeyleix 185
Acragar 18
Aghaboe 71
Aghmacart 33
Aharney 30
Anatrim Old Coolrain 37
Ardea 12
Arles 36
Attanagh 2
Ballacolla 120
Ballinakill (Laois) 10
Ballyadams 3
Ballyadding 47
Ballybuggy 6
Ballyburly 189
Bordwell 30
Borris 37
Camross Old Abbey 412
Castlebrack 117
Castlefleming COI 14
Castletown CI 18
Churchtown 5
Clonaslee (CI) 3
Clonaslee (New) 78
Clonenagh 81
Clonenagh and Clonagheen 81
Clonkeen 7
Commons of new Church 36
Corclone 73
Corrageen 24
Crannagh Crossroads 1
Curraclone 52
Dunamaise, Holy Trinity 67
Durrow (Laois) 220
Dysartenos 25
Dysartgallen 28
Errill 653
Grange (Arles) 9
Keeloge 3
Killaban 36
Killenard 85
Killenard RC 299
Killermogh CI 115
Killeshin 69
Killeshin (Ancient ) 313
Killeshin CoI (Graigue) 320
Killogue Ballyboodin 5
Kilmanman 23
Kilteale 26
Knock 64
Lea 156
Lisdowney RC 24
Maryborough (Old Protestant) 28
Maryborough (Ridge Rd) 9
Mountmellick 117
Mountmellick (Graigue) 68
Mountmellick CI 1
Moyanna 253
Offerlane 5
Pike of Rushell 69
Portarlington 420
Portarlington French Church 24
Portlaoise 178
Rathdaire COI 11
Rathdowney 2
Rathsaran Church of Ireland 163
Rearymore 164
Rosenallis 1
Shanahoe (Laois) 83
Spink (St. Lazarian's Chapel) 34
St Bridget's , Rosenallis 19
St Joseph's , Mountmellick 108
St Judes Anatrim 32
St. Brigid's COI Attanagh 33
Stradbally 254
Stradbally Old 173
Templecross 1
Timahoe 19
Toberboe 6
Yewtree 73

Census Substitutes

Year Source Number
1835-1918 Missing Friends From Laois 1835-1918 413
1659 1659 Census 152
1758-1775 Freeholders Queen's Co 1758-1775 805
1890-1895 King's Co. Chronicle 341
1836 King's County Electors 1836 5
1876 Landowners Queen's 1876 624
1846 Queen's County Voters 1846 478
1788 Lucas's Directory 79
1824 Pigot's Directory 559
1908 Porter's Directory 330
1846-1894 Slater's Directory 7744

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