May 2020 april 2020 march 2020 february 2020 january 2020 december. County laois was established in 1588 by the queen of england mary i and was originally titled queens county. This is the slow version, also known as the lament of rory omore or rory of the hills the latter is the title used for dave swarbricks recording. Some remarks on irish music history, types of tunes by l. The chieftains the march of the king of laois ruairi og o mordha. The modern county takes its name from loigis, a medieval kingdom. Each volume in this series, by incorporating the work of outsider and insider, builds up comprehensive insights into. Mar 25, 2020 turtle bunburys books include the awardwinning vanishing ireland series, easter dawn, the irish pub, the glorious madness tales of the irish and the great war shortlisted for best irishpublished book of the year 2014 and 1847 a chronicle of genius, generosity and savagery, which oscarnominated film director lenny abrahamson. March of the kings of laois click on the tune title to see or modify march of the kings of laoiss annotations. The home of the osraige people, it existed from around the first century until the norman invasion of ireland in the 12th century. Read about march of the king of laoise by celtic bagpipes and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Laois hurlers currently compete in the joe mcdonagh cup, a competition reserved for the second tier hurling counties. March of the kings of laois click on the tune title to see or modify march of the kings of laois s annotations. Jun, 2019 march of the kings of laois click on the tune title to see or modify march of the kings of laois s annotations. Laois through the ages remember mullaghmast new years day 1577 on new years day 1577 an infamous act of treachery was borne down on the native irish of co. John is a fine gael councillor on laois county council. There is barely a square foot of ireland where something of historical importance has not happened at one time or another. From laois to kerry the plantation of 7 septs clans. After a series of rebellions by the omores and odempseys. The names are referred to in the irish civil registers. March of the kings of laois traditional tune archive. Queens county leixossary heritage book the land war and its leaders in queens county, 187982 co. Jul 03, 2017 for their part, the laois footballers made history in 1938 by becoming the first team from leinster to tour the united states. He is a member of board of management in mountrath community school, a member of the board of management in st fergals college rathdowney, the chairman of rathdowney vision group, a member of the joint. He had over 180 members of his family killed by the english at a feast in kildare in 1577 and became a lifelong enemy of queen elizabeth i.
Omoores uncle ruairi og o mordha, king of laois, had fought against the english invaders. It has also been known as county leix laois county council is the local authority for the county. Laois minors have had considerable success over the past two decades, and the laois senior footballers reached the leinster final in 2003 victorious, 2004, and 2005. In laois there are a well and townland called toberboe, tober meaning well. Jul 10, 2009 he describes the history of queens county from earliest recorded history until the 19th century. Hi all, wondering if anyone knows the harmony paddy moloney plays with march of king of laois on chieftains 3 and an irish evening. County laois genealogy description queens county, a county of ireland, bounded n and w by king s county, e by kildare and part of carlow, s by kilkenny, and sw by tipperary, 32 english m. He is a member of board of management in mountrath community school, a member of the board of management in st fergals college rathdowney, the chairman of rathdowney vision group, a member of the joint policing committee, a member of. Birth records the information presented on these pages is an index of surname spellings and years that this surname is known to appear in this locality in ireland. This is a traditional irish tune, which can be played as either a slow march or a quick march as played earlier by eddie and barbara. The society is linked to the renowned irish family foundation website and roots ireland where some 900,000 records of offaly laois interest can be accessed on a payperview basis worldwide. Family history laois offaly trace your ancestors at.
Monday 25th march, 8pm at offaly history centre, bury quay tullamore. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. March of the king of laois this march is a popular tune on pipes and harps alike, and although this version is thought of being irish, there is a sco sh bagpipe pibroch called duncan macrae of kintails lament, from the kilberry collecon, which is incredibly similar. Laois heritage society is involved in raising awareness of the importance of protecting buildings, sites and artefacts of historical and archaeological importance in and around county laois. Robert thomas, of knockatrina, durrow, born 1st april, 1836. Edward obrien has already written an excellent in depth history about durrow in his book called an historical and social diary of durrow county laois 1708 1992. May 05, 2016 brian borus march the march of the king of laois osullivans march duration. It is located in the south of the midlands region and is also located in the province of leinster, and was formerly known as queens county. His son was landlord to the septs in kerry, led regiments in a number of wars and was both cupholder and gentleman of the kings bedchamber to both king james i and. It is part of the midlands region and is also located in the province of leinster, and was formerly known as queens county. Rathdowney laois, easyriders charity cycle 2016 20 march 2017. An ardent supporter of charles ii, he was rewarded by the king with large grants of land in this part of ireland, and sought to make the most of this gift by establishing a new settlement.
This came during a high point for football in laois, with the county winning three leinster titles in a row between 1936 and 1938, and another in 1946. This march is a popular tune on pipes and harps alike, and although this version is thought of being irish, there is a sco sh bagpipe pibroch called duncan. The plantation of leix and offaly was a colonial venture sponsored by the english government in ireland. This book looks into lesser known stories from our history, reaching back to prehistoric times to make sense of the strange stone age monuments and ancient mines that dot the island, as well as more modern anomalies like the disused. This week saw the publication of a book chronicling capards history, written by. Laois, final resting place of aengus who died in 824 on a friday 11th march posted on march 11, 2018 march 11, 2018 1 categories archaeology, folklore, history, research tags culdee, history, laois, saint, tallaght. A recently launched book from laois to kerry will be of interest to family historians with links to both counties, and especially those with surname connections to moores, kellys, lawlors, downlings, dorans, deevysdees and mcevoys. The county was further taken over by the english protestants who served cromwell in the 17th. Listen to march of the king of laois from the chieftainss the wide world over a 40 year celebration for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Castles in laois, ireland complete travel guide and the map. A nice transcription is in the kingston irish tune book. It was formerly known as the lebor na nuachongbala book of nuachongbail, a monastic site known today as oughaval. The history of clonaslee is the latest installment of the laois heritage society presents series. The march of king laois is a 68 march sheet music from ireland for the great highland bagpipe.
Matthew stout lectures in the school of history and geography, dublin city university arnold horner is a giant in the field of irish historical. This was considered one of the greatest shocks in the history of the championship. They hunted in the forests that covered laois and fished in its rivers, gathering nuts and berries to supplement their diets. The march of the king of laois, a song by roger landes, chipper thompson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The society is linked to the renowned irish family foundation website and roots ireland where some 900,000 records of offalylaois interest can be accessed on a payperview basis worldwide. Castle durrow one of the top ten castle hotels in the world by tripadvisor. The journal features articles and photographs submitted by its members. Laois heritage society journal volume 4 offaly history. March of the king of laois traditional irish tune this ancient melody has been associated with the irish family of omoore, and may have been composed in praise of one ruairi og o mordha, a head of the family during the 16th century and a famous irish hero of the resistance to english colonization of the time. Jan 17, 2020 king louis xvi executed one day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the french national convention, king louis xvi is executed by guillotine in the. The first people in laois were bands of hunters and gatherers who passed through the county about 8,500 years ago.
In 1556 queen mary confiscated the omores lands and created queens county now county laois. He describes the history of queens county from earliest recorded history until the 19th century. Birkin tree the march of the king of laois duration. Meath offaly kings county westmeath wexford wicklow. It replaced an organisation, old laois society, which operated from the 1950s. The aim of the plantation was to turn the gaelic lordships of ui laois and ui failghe into the shires of queens county and kings county. March of the kings of laois theme code index 5555 6542 also known as king of leix the, rory of the hills. The chieftains march to the battle subtitulada duration. March of the king of laoisosullivans march duration. Obyrne discusses the prehistoric monuments of its ancient inhabitants, the gaelic irish families, the coming of christianity, the 12th century norman conquest and the emergence of an anglo. The abc website has taken many, many hours of work.
These are the surnames of the leading septs clans of laois who, under sentence of death if they returned to their home county, were. Laois won the joe mcdonagh cup in 2019, and went on to shock dublin in the preliminary quarterfinal the next week to reach the allireland quarter final. Laois county council is the local authority for the county. Laois nationalist bunbuys latest book chronicles irelands. Obyrne discusses the prehistoric monuments of its ancient inhabitants, the gaelic irish families, the coming of christianity, the 12th century norman conquest and the emergence of an angloprotestant aristocracy. Offaly history is the centre for family history research in counties laois and offaly. Osraige old irish or osraighe classical irish, osrai modern irish, anglicized as ossory, was a medieval irish kingdom comprising what is now county kilkenny and western county laois, corresponding to the diocese of ossory. County laois genealogy description queens county, a county of ireland, bounded n and w by kings county, e by kildare and part of carlow, s by kilkenny, and sw by tipperary, 32 english m. The town of durrow down to the beginning of the 18th century, durrow was never anything more than a small.
To the brave and heroic seven septs or clans of county laois who fought long and hard against the might of the tudor empire. The townland as toberboe is noted but not cited to have been named after the well. The history of the queens county by daniel obyrne was published in 1856. Chiff and fipple forums view topic king of laois harmony. The march of the king of laois, a song by roger landes. History contains no stricter instance of the influence of an individual mind.
He was born in either laois clarification needed around 1600, or more likely at balyna, his fathers estate in county kildare. Posts about county laois written by theirishaesthete. Clansmen and women were invited to a parley or peace ceremony with the english just over the laois border at mullaghmast co. Omoore belonged to an ancient irish noble family descended from conall cernach. He was elected as cathaoirleach of the council in 2018.
If you have found it useful and would like to support its development, please click one of the buttons below you can either donate via paypal or with any of the major credit debit cards. The town of portarlington, which straddles the border between counties laois and offaly, dates from the mid1660s when founded by henry bennet. Also known as cumha dhonnachadh mhic iain, cumha donnchadh mhic iain, king of laois, the king of laois, the king of laoise, the king of leix, the kings of laois, the kings of laoise, the kings of leix, lament for duncan macrae of kintail, mairseail ri laoise, march of the high kings, march of the king of laois, the march of the king of laois, march of the. Brian borus march the march of the king of laois osullivans march duration. Laois queens county the irish archives genealogy links. The father was a leading figure in irish history during the plantation period, posing as an english imposter while in reality being a maccrossan, bards to the omoores of laois. For any history buffs wondering about the title, ruairi og o mordha was the king of laois. Ballyadams castle a great place to take photos with the castle in the background. U u h h r h h r h h r h h r h h r h h 1 2 1 2 r march of the king of laois h h r h h h 1a 3 4 h h r h h r ancient irish. Omoores uncle ruairi og o mordha, king of laois, had fought against the. It serves as the umbrella body for heritage interests in county laois and draws its membership from all parts of the county. Jul 10, 2009 the second volume of a history of the queens county published in 1914 describes the history of laois or queens county, as it was known during british rule, from 1556, when the region was shired by queen mary i, until 1900. In 1556 queen mary confiscated the omores lands and created queens. Also known as cumha dhonnachadh mhic iain, cumha donnchadh mhic iain, king of laois, the king of laois, the king of laoise, the king of leix, the kings.
The history and antiquities of the diocese of ossory. Thursday 15th september at 8pm in the heritage hotel, portlaoise. The second volume of a history of the queens county published in 1914 describes the history of laois or queens county, as it was known during british rule, from 1556, when the region was shired by queen mary i, until 1900. Laois heritage society was founded in the early 1970s. The rock of dunamase the most popular tourist destination due to surrounding beauty and historic significance. Recordings and book sources for the march known as march of the king of laois, the, the king of laois, king of laois, rory of the hills. The county town of portlaoise was originally called maryborough, when the county was first planted by english settlers under the earl of sussex. An ardent supporter of charles ii, he was rewarded by the king with large grants of. Ballaghmore castle one of the oldest castles in county laois. For their part, the laois footballers made history in 1938 by becoming the first team from leinster to tour the united states.