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Title: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Orior on December 17, 2012, 11:24:27 AM
Please add your reasons here...

1)
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: laoislad on December 17, 2012, 11:31:20 AM
1) It's not Northern Ireland.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: screenexile on December 17, 2012, 11:44:15 AM
Jaysus it's not good when a poster names laoislad can't even find a positive reason to live there!!
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: spuds on December 17, 2012, 11:49:08 AM
2) It's not Bangladesh
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: gerrykeegan on December 17, 2012, 11:58:13 AM
3. Its easy enough to get to Westmeath from, but Longford is far enough away.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: seafoid on December 17, 2012, 11:59:14 AM
Winning a Leinster title would be the equivalent of a 4 in a row for other counties.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Donnellys Hollow on December 17, 2012, 12:00:28 PM
The full-Irish breakfast in Treacy's, the Heath.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: illdecide on December 17, 2012, 12:04:51 PM
When no other county will accept you in...

P.S. Granard should def be in Laois ;)
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: spuds on December 17, 2012, 12:16:19 PM
Serious crime treats you to time living in Portlaoise.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Orior on December 17, 2012, 12:25:02 PM
Quote from: spuds on December 17, 2012, 12:16:19 PM
Serious crime treats you to time living in Portlaoise.

I was gonna say about the very cheap B&B in Portlaoise.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: armaghniac on December 17, 2012, 12:34:16 PM
A fellow I was at school with has been in living in Laois for 20 years now, but he will probably be allowed leave soon.
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Post by: omagh_gael on December 17, 2012, 12:59:38 PM
The "Laois" road signs are easy to produce as you just need tp cut and paste for both Languages.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: seafoid on December 17, 2012, 01:24:11 PM
The apple tart in the Sportsman's Inn in Cullohill, the home place of Darina.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Moortown Spuds on December 17, 2012, 01:28:07 PM
Great place for a KKK member.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Onion Bag on December 17, 2012, 01:43:58 PM
They have a great Prison
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: All of a Sludden on December 17, 2012, 01:54:12 PM
Quote from: Onion Bag on December 17, 2012, 01:43:58 PM
They have a great Prison

There are two prisons in Portlaoise.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: GalwayBayBoy on December 17, 2012, 03:16:05 PM
The lovely ladies of Laois.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: AZOffaly on December 17, 2012, 03:19:39 PM
O'Moore Park. Sal's Diner in Borris in Ossery, the fact it borders Offaly.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: ziggysego on December 17, 2012, 05:19:06 PM
Quote from: All of a Sludden on December 17, 2012, 01:54:12 PM
Quote from: Onion Bag on December 17, 2012, 01:43:58 PM
They have a great Prison

There are two prisons in Portlaoise.

I'm guessing the other isn't so great.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: PadraicHenryPearse on December 17, 2012, 07:07:53 PM
if your wife/husband has land and it has road frontage..........
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Jonah on December 17, 2012, 07:27:29 PM
It be a safe place to be if there was ever a Tsunami with it being landlocked.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Wildweasel74 on December 17, 2012, 08:43:25 PM
They still don't like northerners  especially those in orange jerseys, G what wrong everybody up here hates Tyrone
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: laoislad on December 17, 2012, 09:21:09 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on December 17, 2012, 12:00:28 PM
The full-Irish breakfast in Treacy's, the Heath.

Haven't been in years, was always a good spot for grub, is it still going well?
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Orior on December 17, 2012, 09:43:25 PM
Laioslad's long list of ex girlfriends, all waiting to meet a real man.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: seafoid on December 17, 2012, 09:46:07 PM
the beautiful accent.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: laoislad on December 17, 2012, 09:59:27 PM
Quote from: Orior on December 17, 2012, 09:43:25 PM
Laioslad's long list of ex girlfriends

Well I suppose it's a better attempt than the usual misspelling of Laois... Loais.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: anglocelt39 on December 17, 2012, 10:03:34 PM
Burbages pub on the main street in Portarlington, no celtic tiger  nonsense then or now, strictly dedicated to lorrying drink at all hours
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Donnellys Hollow on December 17, 2012, 10:28:33 PM
Quote from: laoislad on December 17, 2012, 09:21:09 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on December 17, 2012, 12:00:28 PM
The full-Irish breakfast in Treacy's, the Heath.

Haven't been in years, was always a good spot for grub, is it still going well?

The breakfast there was always mighty. Plenty of lovely fresh soda bread with it.

I was last there about a year ago an it was as good as ever. The motorway must have hit their passing trade hard. I haven't been too often in the past 10 years.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Dag Dog on December 18, 2012, 08:28:24 AM
Great roads out of it!
You don't have to experience Mountrath any more.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: seafoid on December 18, 2012, 09:47:15 AM
Explaining to foreigners how to pronounce it.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Canalman on December 18, 2012, 10:03:13 AM
Quote from: Dag Dog on December 18, 2012, 08:28:24 AM
Great roads out of it!
You don't have to experience Mountrath any more.

Mountrath was indeed an odd place to travel through . Always deserted. Very little activity in the place or so it seemed.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Hardy on December 18, 2012, 10:35:37 AM
The weird, squeaky wheelbarrow sound of a Laois crowd single-syllable chanting at a match.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Jonah on December 18, 2012, 03:58:46 PM
Quote from: Hardy on December 18, 2012, 10:35:37 AM
The weird, squeaky wheelbarrow sound of a Laois crowd single-syllable chanting at a match.

Not a great reason for wanting to live there really,is it?
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Post by: rodney trotter on December 18, 2012, 04:12:32 PM
One weekend of the year for Electric Picnic.. but that would be about it.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: spuds on December 18, 2012, 04:50:06 PM
Lithe dark haired beauty I met in Thomas Read's many moons ago, I still contemplate the foolishness of youth that took me away from her.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: Hardy on December 18, 2012, 05:32:05 PM
Quote from: Jonah on December 18, 2012, 03:58:46 PM
Quote from: Hardy on December 18, 2012, 10:35:37 AM
The weird, squeaky wheelbarrow sound of a Laois crowd single-syllable chanting at a match.

Not a great reason for wanting to live there really,is it?

No. Not a reason for anything, really.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: The Boy Wonder on December 18, 2012, 09:11:23 PM
Census 2011
Laois had the fastest-growing population of any county (up 20 per cent), over twice the growth rate for the country as a whole.

Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: spuds on December 19, 2012, 01:37:23 AM
Quote from: The Boy Wonder on December 18, 2012, 09:11:23 PM
Census 2011
Laois had the fastest-growing population of any county (up 20 per cent), over twice the growth rate for the country as a whole.
And now unfortunately has one of national high unemployment rates for young men due to amount of unskilled workers that bought houses there during the noughties to get on the property ladder.
Title: Re: Reasons to live in Laois
Post by: ardal on January 03, 2013, 02:55:01 PM
3 weeks before Christmas I sent one massive parcel back home for all the family.

Address as normal with Irlanda del norte at the end.

Parcel arrived in the the Uk somewhere within 2 days; what's this got to do with Laois?

And then dropped off the face of the earth.

Parcel eventually arrives today and surprise surprise, it went via Portlaois; obviously the centre of some dark galaxy, but at least it demonstrates that the rest of the world perceives Ireland as one island / nation.

So in conclusion, live in Laois if you wish to be near the super postal information hub highway etc etc etc