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Portlaoise

You’ll find Portlaoise in the South Midlands of Ireland. It is a community that offers Medieval roots with the Fort of Maryborough, access to the Slieve Bloom, and day trip access to Dublin, Cork, and Limerick. Portlaoise rose to prominence in Ireland as an industrial center. Steel and iron were the foundations of its initial wealth. As technologies evolved, the city’s industrial center transitioned into the manufacturing of electrical cables, rubber seals, and even tennis balls. The modern city, however,...