Pubs, Bars, Hotels and Taverns in County Laois, Ireland
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In Abbeyleix, Morrissey's keeps the look of the old Irish shop pub. It began as a grocery and shebeen in 1775 and was rebuilt in the 1880s by its namesake, Edward J. Morrissey. Old Jacob's biscuit tins, sweet jars and vintage scales still line the shelves, and a pot-belly stove warms the bar. Its first owner was also an undertaker, auctioneer and insurance agent, and tickets for the Titanic were reportedly sold there. The pub marked its 250th birthday in November 2025.
Pubs in County Laois, Ireland
Top rated pubs
Leix Bar
ABBEYLEIX, Laois
Hawthorn Bar
PORTARLINGTON, Laois
Castletown Inn
MOUNTRATH, Laois
The Railway Bar
PORTARLINGTON, Laois
Kellys Bar
BORRIS-IN-OSSORY, Laois
Laois pubs by suburb or town
- ABBEYLEIX (6 pubs)
- BALLACOLLA (2 pubs)
- BALLBROPHY (1 pub)
- BALLINAKILL (1 pub)
- BALLOCOLLA (1 pub)
- BALLYBRITTAS (1 pub)
- BALLYROAN (2 pubs)
- BORRIS-IN-OSSORY (1 pub)
- CAMROSS (1 pub)
- CLONASLEE (3 pubs)
- CULLOHILL (1 pub)
- DURROW (5 pubs)
- KILLENARD (1 pub)
- LAOIS (1 pub)
- MOUNTMELLICK (8 pubs)
- MOUNTRATH (7 pubs)
- PORTALINGTON (1 pub)
- PORTARLINGTON (9 pubs)
- PORTLAOISE (21 pubs)
- RATHDOWNEY (4 pubs)
- STRADBALLY (2 pubs)
- TIMAHOE (2 pubs)
- VICARSTOWN (1 pub)