Portarlington, County Laois

Portarlington
Cúil an tSúdaire
Town
St Paul's Church is on French Church Street off Portarlington's market square
St Paul's Church is on French Church Street off Portarlington's market square
Portarlington is located in Ireland
Portarlington
Portarlington
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°09′36″N 7°11′24″W / 53.160°N 7.190°W / 53.160; -7.190
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois & County Offaly
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 • Urban
9,288
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
R32
Telephone area code+353(0)57
Irish Grid ReferenceN540125
Island of Irish Rail 1906

Portarlington, historically called Cooletoodera[2] (from Irish: Cúil an tSúdaire, meaning 'nook of the tanner'), is a town on the border of County Laois and County Offaly, Ireland. The River Barrow forms the border. Portarlington is around 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Dublin. The town was recorded in the 2022 census as having a population of 9,288.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Portarlington". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Portarlington / Cúil an tSúdaire". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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