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Things to do in Laois?

  • 01-09-2007 11:58am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭


    My and my OH want to get away from Dublin for a day or two, might bus it to laois. Just wondering if anybody can suggest any interesting activities or places to visit while we're down there?


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    When you get their, get a bus to Kilkenny. No offence to Laois. I love the place. I just think if your busing it down, Kilkenny has a lot more to offer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭sme


    i'm sure theres lots to do but i can't think of anything.

    normally there are decent giigs in skyvenue on fridays. there might be something worth checking out in the dunamaise theatre. apart from that i can't think of anything else to do except go to the pub for a few quiet ones and sure you could do that in dublin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,131 ✭✭✭Curvy Vixen


    Emo House is pretty cool if you do a tour and if it's a nice day...I'd avoid the 'Garden Festival' though, it's pants!


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    OP is getting the bus to laois. Getting to Emo court and other laois attractions will be difficult.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭Philthy


    You'll be able to bus it to Laois alright...but then you'll be spat out of the bus and left to fend for yourself. If you can get around, you could go to the Rock of Dunamaise near Stradbally(admittedly not very exciting but free), catch a show in Dunamaise Theatre in Portlaoise, there's Dove Sensory Gardens in Abbeyleix(also free), have a look at Emo Court but skip the garden festival, paintballing in Supershot in Stradbally(better with a crowd), fishing, bowling, horse riding and what we do best....drinking.

    Go to Morrisseys in Abbeyleix. One of the oldest pubs around, they still wear the white butcher coats behind the bar and sell boiled sweets from the jar. You could go for a look at Castle Durrow then. You can walk in the Slieve Bloom mountains and theres a little steam museum in Stradbally.

    But all in all, you won't see very much if you get a bus.


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    Philthy wrote:
    Go to Morrisseys in Abbeyleix.

    Highly recommneded, best pub in Laois


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭Peter Walczak


    There's one thing about SkyVenue. There're decent gigs, that's right. The problem is, there's hardly no audience at all. Apart from few bartenders and band's friends. Unfortunately.

    Besides, I really can't think of anything worth seeing, doing in Portlaoise...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Cheers for the replies, but ended up goin to Kildare, sorry folks :p Japanese Gardens were great though.

    Are there good cycling trails in Laois though? I think I was reading about a few in the hills, may go back down soon for a cycle if it's nice. And that pub sounds great :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Follow the Laois Heritage Trail, the council have put up these signposts all around the county and some of the stuff there is class - That Museum in Attanagh nr Durrow has some pretty interesting old stuff. Heywood Gardens are nice too.


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