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Introducing Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix (abbey-leeks), 15km south of Portlaoise, is a pretty tree-lined heritage town with neat houses and a lot of traffic. The original settlement, which grew up around a 12th-century Cistercian monastery, wasn’t here at all: local 18th-century landowner Viscount de Vesci levelled the village and moved it to its present location owing to frequent floods in the old location. During the Famine, de Vesci proved a kinder landlord than many, and the fountain obelisk in the square was erected as a thank you from his tenants.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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