Dedicated to the memory of James Hunston (1949 - 2005), a great Portlaoise man who never forgot where he came from.

Great... Just what we need, I can already hear you sigh, another website about some place in the back of beyond.... On this site you'll find places and faces, music, documents and stories from in and around my hometown in the middle of Ireland. To be exact, Portlaoise, 53N 7W. Just click on the small pictures and away you go....

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PORTLAOISE PEOPLE

LOCAL MUSICIANS

LOCAL WRITERS

TOWN HISTORY

PORTLAOISE STORIES

VANISHED PORTLAOISE

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OLD DOCUMENTS

LISTEN TO PORTLAOISE

GUESTBOOK

Apart from those in the Vanished pages, and a few otherwise described, all pictures are © portlaoisepictures@eircom.net but, with permission, may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.