Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary, Co. Laois

Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary comprises of several counties, cities, boroughs, parish and villages – with historical and statistical descriptions – of Ireland. Here are From-Ireland.net’s records for Co. Laois.


  • Place
    Coolraine
  • County
    Laois
  • Parish
    Offerlane
  • Content
    COOLRAINE, a village, in the parish of OFFERLANE, barony of UPPER OSSORY, QUEEN'S country and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles (N.W.) from Mountrath, on the road to Roscrea (Co. Tipperary); containing 53 houses and 324 inhabitants. It is a constabulary police station. A boulting-mill has been erected, and there is a dispensary in the village, near which is the parochial school-house, a neat stone building.