Main Street – The Story of Portlaoise

The Story of Portlaoise Audio Guide Take a self guided tour as we explore the storied streets of this influential Laois town The Story of Portlaoise Audio Guide will lead you through the streets of this influential Laois town. Discover the origins of Portlaoise as a ‘Plantation Town’ during the Tudor Period, when it was known as Maryborough after Queen Mary. This was a turbulent period, and the new town had to be defended with the establishment of Fort Protector to shelter the English settlers from the powerful O’Moores that had been displaced by their arrival. Portlaoise is sheltered by the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the west, with the Great Heath spreading outwards to the east of the town. As one of the major towns of Ireland, Portlaoise has long been a major commercial and retail hub for the Midlands. Our tour will help you to travel through time, to hear about how Portlaoise developed to become one of Ireland’s most important towns and the individual lives that influenced its story. For more please visit our website https://www.abartaheritage.ie/story-of-portlaoise-audio-guide/