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County Laois is becoming a county known for some exciting events - such as 'The Electric Picnic' at Stradbally Hall. It is just one of many upcoming events for 2009 - see below.

Lion's Club Convention - was held 6th to 8th March 2009 in The Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise.

St. Patricks Day Parades: as usual took place on 17th March 2010

Voices Across Culture Musical Concert was held on 20th March

Exhibition of Art Across Culture: was held 13th March to 3rd April

Durrow Classic Car Show: took place on 19th April

Slieve Bloom Walking Festival: was held 1st to 4th May

Irish Traditional Music Festival Castletown: was held 1st to 4th May

Dunamaise Arts Centre 10th Anniversary: celebrated on 2nd & 3rd May

Bealtaine Festival: MayOne of the statues in Emo Park Gardens.jpg

Laois International Golf Challenge: was held 18th to 21st May

Gordon Bennett Classic Car Run: was held 29th May to 1st June

Regional 'Rose of Tralee': took place on the June Bank Holiday

Festival of the Mountain, Rosenallis: was held 19th July

Noel Duggan Vintage Rally, Ballinakill: took place in July

Ossory Show: held 26th July

Magnet Festival Portlaoise : was held August Bank Holiday Weekend Street Carnival, Familyu Activities, Sports Events, Pig race, Farmers Markets, Heritage walks, Session trail and more! Music - The Wolfe Tones, Sharon Shannon, Shane McGowan, Damien Dempsey, Dessie O'Halloran, Damien Bowe, Mike Denver, Ray Lynam..... plus many others.

Stradbally Steam Rally: took place August Bank Holiday Weekend

Durrow Carnival Weekend
: took place August Bank Holiday

Tullamore Agricultural Show - took place9th August

Heritage Week: was held 22nd to 30th August

Timahoe Round Tower Festival: took place in August

Electric Picnic at Stradbally Hall: another great success from 4th t0 6th September

Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival
: took place from 21st to 26th October

Carlsberg Halloween Howls: 23rd to 26th October

Christmas Tree & Light openings: December

Our thanks to Laois Tourist Office for the above details.


  The Old Rectory self catering coach-houses, Coolbanagher, Emo, Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.
Phone : + 353 (0)57 8646538 + 353 (0)85 1595455 E-mail: enquiries@oldrectoryemo.com

Ingrid & Wilfred would like to acknowledge that many of the wonderful photographs were taken by the late Brian Parker on one of the occasions that he and his wife stayed at The Old Rectory Coach houses.
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