AbbeyleixLaid out as an estate town by the de Vescis in the late 18th century: one wide main street of limestone fronts, with the bog at the end of it.
Bog
Abbeyleix Bog
Abbeyleix, County Laois
The boardwalk crosses a raised bog on the edge of the town. People from Abbeyleix blocked Bord na Móna's machines in 2000, and the town has looked after it since.
- Where
- Abbeyleix, County Laois
- Official site
- abbeyleixbog.ie
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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AbbeyleixLaid out as an estate town by the de Vescis in the late 18th century: one wide main street of limestone fronts, with the bog at the end of it.
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